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MENTOR:

Regina Black (she/her)

CATEGORY:

Adult

SUB GENRES:

Contemporary Romance, Paranormal, Fiction with strong romantic elements, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror Romance, Romantic Suspense, Genre bend/Speculative

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BIO:

Regina Black is a former civil litigator, current law school administrator, and lifelong romance reader who has always been passionate about the depiction of Black women in popular culture. She currently resides in the southeastern United States with her husband and daughter. Her debut novel, The Art of Scandal, was named a best romance book of 2023 by Publisher's Weekly, Amazon, Audible, Chicago Public Library, and Google Play. It was also option for television by Universal Television and Julie Plec's My So Called Production Company. Her next novel is forthcoming from Grand Central Publishing in 2025.

MSWL:

I’m looking for Romance or Commercial Fiction with a strong romantic subplot. I prefer high concepts and strong hooks that grab your attention with a one or two-sentence pitch. I'm drawn to complex characters, propulsive plots, timely themes all delivered with a strong narrative voice. My favorite books typically feature realistically flawed characters in messy situations that that keep me turning the pages. I’d like to mentor stories featuring BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse, and body diverse characters written by authors who share those identities.

MENTORING STYLE

I prefer to tailor my mentoring style to my mentee after figuring out what type of help they may need. I prefer to speak (virtually) face to face, and collaborate on a set of goals for the manuscript designed to help my mentee craft the story they want to tell while also increasing their odds of a successful query process.

APPLICATIONS FROM CONNECTIONS

I don't have preferences regarding who may submit to me, even if we have connected in the past.

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