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What Barbara is looking for
Barbara represents romance and women’s fiction for an adult audience. What is the difference between the two? If you’re asking, it’s time to do some research on your own. Romance is a love story that guarantees a happily ever after, or perhaps a “happy for now” ending. Romance is genre fiction with many sub-genres, so it’s important to know the conventions for the genre and sub-genres. Women’s fiction, at its core, is the tale of a woman’s journey. It is always the story of the female protagonist’s experiences and relationships with the world. The nonfiction works and authors she represents run the gamut from a beekeeper, to a wine expert, to an early American historian, to an expert in the
Notable sales & clients
- Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Finding the Champion Within by Mike Lowell
- The Conception Chronicles by Patty Debano
- Palmento by Robert Camuto
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What genres does Barbara Collins represent?
Barbara Collins represents Romance, Nonfiction.
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