MFRW MAGAZINE FEATURED AUTHOR SUBMISSION PAGE
*Do not change fonts or formatting please.*

Please fill out this form and send it to me by the 15th of the month along with cover art for the books you wish to showcase and photos of you or your avatar in jpg format.  I need a photo and cover art for the book you wish to feature on the magazine cover at 3.5 inches or 525 pixels wide and 150 dpi, as well as copies of all other artwork at 1.5 inches or 225 pixels wide and 150 dpi. The height should preserve the aspect ratio. All artwork must be attached separately.  Please mail the completed form and artwork to:
mailto:mfrwstaff+owner@groups.io.

Please look at the finished magazine at http://tinyurl.com/MFRWMAGS before you fill out this form. It will help you figure out what info goes where, and why this form is laid out as it is.

INDEMNITY

The Author agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Marketing for Romance Writers Magazine from any and all claims or demands, including legal fees, arising out of any alleged libel or copyright infringement committed by the Author creating the blurb, tag line, biography, excerpt, or artwork submitted herein.

E-Signature & Writing as if Applicable: 	

Date Signed:  	

E-Mail Address: 	
Your title as you relate to this copyrighted material.  Please put an X in one.

	Author	
	Publisher	
	Author and Publisher	

Author Biography

Approximately 150 Words.

Contact Author:  Please provide URL’s not handles

Website:  
Facebook:  
Amazon Author Page:  

Book Links for Any Books You’re Including. If you have a book that came out in the last two months or is coming out this month, I suggest you put that cover art on the front of the magazine, and if you have at least two books in your backlist, the I would put them here and use the submission form at the bottom for your new book.  It will run in the book pages of this issue as well as the next two months. That way, you get to showcase three books in this issue, as I’m sure you’d want to submit your new book anyway.

Book One Title:

Trailer URL:  
Publisher Buy Link:  
Amazon:  
BN:  

Book Two Title:

Trailer URL:  
Publisher Buy Link:  
Amazon:  
BN:  

Author Interview

Answer a total of five (5) questions from below. Try to keep answers short. Delete the questions you do not use.

MFRW:	Why did you decide to write romance novels?
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MFRW:	How much of your personality and life experiences are in your writing?
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MFRW:	What kind of research do you do for a book?
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MFRW:	When did you first think about writing and what prompted you to submit your first ms? What genre is it?
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MFRW:	Would you like to write a different genre or sub-genre than you do now?
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MFRW:	Tell us about your latest book. What motivated the story? Where did the idea come from? Where do your story ideas usually come from?
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MFRW:	Do you feel humor is important in fiction and why?
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MFRW:	What is your writing routine once you start a book?
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MFRW:	What about your family? Do they know not to bother you when you are writing, or are there constant interruptions? Are they, especially your significant other, supportive of your work? Do you ever ask them for advice?
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MFRW:	What do you do to relax and recharge your batteries?
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MFRW:	Who are some of your other favorite authors to read? Favorite books? Favorite series? Who, if anyone, has influenced your writing?
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MFRW:	Bubble baths or steamy showers? Ocean or mountains? Puppies or kittens? Chocolate or caramel?
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MFRW:	A biography has been written about you. What do you think the title would be in six words or less?
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MFRW:	If money were not an object, where would you most like to live?
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MFRW:	If you were a tool, what would people use you to do?
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MFRW:	What song would best describe your life?
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MFRW:	Picture yourself as a store. Considering your personality and lifestyle, what type of products would be sold there?
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MFRW:	What is your secret guilty pleasure?
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MFRW:	If you were stranded on a tropical island, who would it be with? You can choose any living, deceased or mythical figure.
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MFRW:	Can you describe the funniest thing that ever happened to you?
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MFRW:	Tell us about the scariest thing that ever happened to you.
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MFRW:	What’s your most embarrassing experience?
	Funniest?
	Most Dangerous?
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MFRW:	If you were on a reality show, what one would it be?
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MFRW:	City life or country life? E-Book or paperback? Zebras or elephants?
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MFRW:	What is the one question you wish an interviewer would ask you?
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MFRW:	Generally, how long does it take you to write a book?
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MFRW:	What are your thoughts on love scenes in romance novels?
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MFRW:	What can we expect from you in the future?
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MFRW:	Do your fans' comments and letters influence you in any way?
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MFRW:	Do you have a favorite comment or question from a reader?

MFRW:	Cherries or Bananas? Leather or lace? Black or red? Mud Bath or Oily Massage?
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MFRW:	If you came with a warning label, what would it say?
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MFRW:	Where do you see yourself in five years?
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MFRW:	How many books have you written, how many have been published?
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MFRW:	After you've written your book and it's been published, do you ever buy it and/or read it?
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MFRW:	Among your own books, do you have a favorite book? Favorite hero or heroine?
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MFRW:	If I were a first-time reader of your books, which one would you recommend I start with and why?
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MFRW:	What book for you has been the easiest to write? The hardest? The most fun?
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MFRW:	Which comes first, the story, the characters, or the setting?
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MFRW:	What are the elements of a great romance for you?
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MFRW:	What is the hardest part of writing/the easiest for you?
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MFRW:	Are you in control of your characters or do they control you?
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MFRW:	Have you experienced writer's block? If so, how did you work through it?
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MFRW:	What is the most rewarding thing about being a writer?
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MFRW:	What is the single most important part of writing for you?
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MFRW:	What do you enjoy most about writing?
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MFRW:	Satin sheets or Egyptian cotton?
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MFRW:	Hunky heroes or average Joe?
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MFRW:	Party life or quiet dinner for two?
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MFRW:	What do you hope readers take with them after reading your work?
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MFRW:	I love pizza with (fill in the blank).
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MFRW:	I'm always ready for (fill in the blank).
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MFRW:	When I'm alone, I (fill in the blank).
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MFRW:	You'd never be able to tell, but (fill in the blank).
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MFRW:	If I could (fill in the blank) I'd (fill in the blank).
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MFRW:	I can never (fill in the blank) because (fill in the blank).
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Blurb/Excerpts for Books in Featured Author Section

First Title:
Publisher:
Release Date:

Blurb:  No More Than 150 Words

***** [Amazon/Goodreads/Other] Review By:  “One or two sentence highlight from a review.” Do not include entire review. Please include the URL where readers can find the rest of the review.

Or Copy and Paste:

Reviews Welcome.

Please delete whichever text you do not use.

Excerpt:  No More Than 200 Words; Must be No Hotter Than PG-13 or Two Flames

Second Title:
Publisher:
Release Date:

Blurb:  No More Than 150 Words

***** [Amazon/Goodreads/Other] Review By:  

Or:

Reviews Welcome.

Please delete whichever text you do not use.

Excerpt:  No More Than 200 Words; Must be No Hotter Than PG-13 or Two Flames

If you have a book that came out within the last two months or is coming out this month, and you’d like to submit it to run in the body of the Magazine for the next three months, please fill out this form.

MFRW MAGAZINE BOOK SUBMISSION FORM

Author:  
Book:  
Release Date:  (Approx if unsure.)

Blurb (Up to 150 words.  Blurbs will be trimmed for length and/or edited for grammar and spelling.)

[if fewer than five stars, subtract] ***** Source (AMZ/Goodreads/Etc. Review by Name of Reviewer:  Just quote one or two sentences. Do not include entire review. Please include the URL where readers can find the rest of the review.

If there are no reviews yet, please delete the above and leave the following announcement:

Reviews Welcome.

Excerpt (No more than 150 words.  Excerpts will be edited for length, grammar and spelling. Must be No Hotter Than PG-13 or Two Flames)

Please put all answers on the same line as the prompt, and then delete the choices below.

BUY LINKS:
Publisher:  
Amazon:  
BN:  
Length:  *** Pages (You can get the page count on Amazon if your book is on sale there.)
Price:  $*.00 (If your book is released in E-Book formats only.)
or
Prices:
Print:  $*.00
E-Book:  $*.00
Audio:  $*.00

Author Bio (No more than 150 words. Bios will be trimmed for length and/or edited for grammar and spelling.)

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