SHOMI Editorial Guidelines

While the content can be of any subgenre of alternative romance (Paranormal, Futuristic, Fantasy or other), the story line should feature a young woman (aged 18-25) in an alternate universe that challenges everything she thought she knew. The hero should be in a position of power—or “in the know”—in the new world.

In order to maintain suspense and provide for a slow revelation of the facets of the created world, all stories should be primarily, if not entirely, written from the heroine’s point of view. The narrative voice should be particularly strong and identifiable, almost noir-like. The primary focus of the novel should be the development of the relationship between the hero and heroine in the new world.

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