Author Allie Pleiter on Writing for Harlequin, and the Traditional Publishing Timeline

Author Allie Pleiter did not follow the typical process of finding an agent to get connected with her traditional publisher, Harlequin. She'd written and independently published both main stream romance and parenting books, and then Harlequin approached her. They were looking for these two genres to be put together into inspirational romance stories ("mom" fiction) for their Love Inspired imprint. Pleiter really enjoys the shorter format of these stories, the themes, and the loyal readership. The...