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The Busy Writer's Guide on Writing Romance
So, you're thinking of writing a Romance Novel?
Good choice! Romance fiction is one of the most popular genres in the Amazon bookstore - indeed, in any major bookstore. Every day, thousands more titles are sold. Every year, the figures of romances sold eclipse most other genres. This is not just a flash in the pan, either.
Romance novels have always sold well. Romance novels always will sell well.
It's easy to see why. We all love a happy ending. Relationships, love and caring are important to everyone, and we would all like to think that we'll end up with our soul mates.
If you browse through the various sub-genres of romance fiction, you'll see that authors are spoiled for choice. You can write contemporary romance, historical, paranormal, time-travel, romantic suspense, romance novels for young adults and just about anything in between.
Romance fiction is a lot of fun to write, and it can be very lucrative for the lucky (or should I say, hard-working!) author who cracks it.
The Busy Writer's Tips on Writing Romance equips you with the knowledge and tools you need to get started quickly in this popular genre, as well as pointing you in the direction of further help when you need it.
In this book, you will find:
General tips on writing romance fiction
Tips on creating vivid, believable heroes and heroines
How to hook your reader
Where to start your story
Tips on creating emotional punch (all-important in any romance!)
What 'show, don't tell' really means
Tips on conflict, pace and tension
Tips on creating a romantic setting
Tips on plotting a romance novel, with a Basic Plot Outline ("Add your own seasoning"!)
An overview of romance sub-genres
Sensuality versus sexuality
How to build sexual tension
Three handy checklists - Emotional Punch, First Chapter, Setting & Sensuality
The Busy Writer's Tips on Writing Romance will have you writing for this popular, evergreen genre within days!
Good choice! Romance fiction is one of the most popular genres in the Amazon bookstore - indeed, in any major bookstore. Every day, thousands more titles are sold. Every year, the figures of romances sold eclipse most other genres. This is not just a flash in the pan, either.
Romance novels have always sold well. Romance novels always will sell well.
It's easy to see why. We all love a happy ending. Relationships, love and caring are important to everyone, and we would all like to think that we'll end up with our soul mates.
If you browse through the various sub-genres of romance fiction, you'll see that authors are spoiled for choice. You can write contemporary romance, historical, paranormal, time-travel, romantic suspense, romance novels for young adults and just about anything in between.
Romance fiction is a lot of fun to write, and it can be very lucrative for the lucky (or should I say, hard-working!) author who cracks it.
The Busy Writer's Tips on Writing Romance equips you with the knowledge and tools you need to get started quickly in this popular genre, as well as pointing you in the direction of further help when you need it.
In this book, you will find:
General tips on writing romance fiction
Tips on creating vivid, believable heroes and heroines
How to hook your reader
Where to start your story
Tips on creating emotional punch (all-important in any romance!)
What 'show, don't tell' really means
Tips on conflict, pace and tension
Tips on creating a romantic setting
Tips on plotting a romance novel, with a Basic Plot Outline ("Add your own seasoning"!)
An overview of romance sub-genres
Sensuality versus sexuality
How to build sexual tension
Three handy checklists - Emotional Punch, First Chapter, Setting & Sensuality
The Busy Writer's Tips on Writing Romance will have you writing for this popular, evergreen genre within days!
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56 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 12, 2012
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October 21, 2015
Good, concise, and exactly what it says it is. I will be referring back to it more than once, I am sure.
December 31, 2016
A good book and a quick read with a lot of good information. It could have stood a little more editing as I had to read a sentence or two a couple of times before I realized a word was missing and made them almost impossible to understand. One thing I was glad to find though is the basic plot recipe for romance novels. I've been trying to find this all over the internet and completely forgot it was in this book until I re-read it.
December 6, 2012
As with the other busy writer's books, this one had some good tips for me, but much of it is a rehash of other books on writing romance.
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