Hallmark Publishing & Tropes pt. 1
friends to lovers - sure!
enemies to lovers - great!
secret baby - nope
tortured hero - nah; a little bummed is ok
"alpha hero" - if you mean jerk, then no
fish out of water - yeah!
opposites attract - yes!
fake relationship - okay
#MSWL

Things we avoid, even as backstory: rape, suicide, promiscuity, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, infidelity, drug addiction, abuse. #MSWL

A few things we'd love to see in contemporary romance:
a fun sense of humor;
Christmas, obviously;
summer weddings;
heroes who are genuinely good men;
series ideas about friends or siblings;
subplots about family members reconciling;
rescue dogs and/or cats.
#MSWL

*taps microphone* Excuse me? Hello? Yes, someone please write about this as a novel for me. Thanks. #MSWL

Hi I would still love to see a MG Indiana Jones/Legends of the Hidden Temple, just sayin #MSWL

#MSWL a book about the role Latinos played in WWII. I have yet to see a single book on this topic.

I love this; also, #MSWL

#YA #MSWL but less about the therapist and more about a teen goin through it

“Fantasy (urban or otherwise) dealing with the diaspora of a magical community—how does the magic change/thrive?” @kurestinarmada #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

Speaking of #MSWL (not here, but elsewhere), I’m going to be specific and say I want all the Latinx and/or Filipino inspired spec fic 🙌🙌 Those are my cultures by birth & adoption, and I want to see them in SFF! (Or a sweet contemporary MG, I’m greedy ☺️)

My husband just mentioned something about Fae-touched Vampires. They are vamps made with alchemy and fae blood. Uh...#MSWL

This is all my #MSWL forever and ever. Write what’s missing. I guarantee you, someone else is looking for it too. #YA #ownvoices

And I'll prefer YA! Perfect! Actually, this would make a really amazing MG too. Kid who wants to do this for a living and ends up trying to follow them and mimic them and such, and gets taken under the wing of one of the women. 😱👍🏻❤️ #MSWL

I want this so bad! Would love it in either YA or adult but prefer adult fiction. #MSWL

Because I know @epubagent and I would totally fight over this manuscript, I'm posting it for the both of us! Looking for a Black Mambas manuscript! #MSWL facebook.com/DodoImpact/vid…

1. This is hilarious. 2. Perpetual #MSWL for brilliant, charismatic, self-possessed main characters like this kid, inserted into a plot of your choosing. MG or YA (but especially MG!)

With all of this Prince Harry and Meghan Markle news, I'd love to see a contemporary YA romance featuring a royal family! #MSWL

"Non-fiction like Joseph McCormack's BRIEF: MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT BY SAYING LESS " @curtisPSLA #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

if you’ve heard me scream about my intense love for @fuggirls’ THE ROYAL WE, you could prob guess this is at the top of my #MSWL.

I’ll take a romance novel about Prince Barry and Creighan Clarkle any time. #mswl.