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Writing Romances: A Handbook by the Romance Writers of America
by
Rita Gallagher ,
Rita Clay Estrada , Susan Wiggs (Goodreads Author)
Jude Deveraux and 23 other top professionals provide valuable, how-to advice on the passionate craft of romance writing.
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
March 15th 1997
by Writer's Digest Books
(first published March 1997)
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What an interesting read!
Although this is an older book (from the late 90s), the chapters basically amount to essays on various subjects of the romance genre -- each written by experts in the field such as Debbie Macomber and Christina Dodd.
Especially fun reads were the chapters in part four -- more specifically, "Writing the Historical -- Then and Now," by Jennifer Blake, "Writing the Short Contemporary Romance," by Helen R. Meyers, and "Writing the Young Adult Romance," by Sherry Garland. (I'd...more
Although this is an older book (from the late 90s), the chapters basically amount to essays on various subjects of the romance genre -- each written by experts in the field such as Debbie Macomber and Christina Dodd.
Especially fun reads were the chapters in part four -- more specifically, "Writing the Historical -- Then and Now," by Jennifer Blake, "Writing the Short Contemporary Romance," by Helen R. Meyers, and "Writing the Young Adult Romance," by Sherry Garland. (I'd...more
Diana's chapter on Paranormal Romance was the reason I purchased this book. Other than the one chapter I was interested in..I thought the rest of it was SMELLY. ;)
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