How to Write Romances

Genre Writing Series

by Phyllis Taylor Pianka

Describes the romance novel market, discusses point of view, characters, dialogue, setting, plot, and sensuality, and includes advice on research and manuscript submission

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

164 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1989

Reviews

[Marti]

A little outdated by now, but the core essentials that any beginner would need to know.

[Cara]

Good nuggets of advice here, but the entire chapter on how to use the internet made me check what year it was written. 1998. The audacity.

[Dhara]

The average reader of romance novels spends up to $30 per month on books. So that is why I picked to read about how to write romantic fiction. I personally like romantic novels, and I am thinking on writing one romantic novel somewhere in my life. And this book really helped on how to make one.

I think everyone who loves love and loves to write romantic fiction should think about taking look at "How to write Romances” by Phyllis Taylor Pianka. This book really goes into details on how to write romances. I really recommend this book to the once who love to write romantic novels. I have a learned a lot through this book. I learned what makes a Romance novel. I learned how to make your characters come to life, how to write believable Dialogue, how to develop the romantic plot. I also learned how to research almost anything.

Phyllis Taylor Pianka explains step by step guide beginning writer with the search for an idea, and leading to how to sell it.

[Gail]

When I wanted to write for publication, this book did not answer a lot of my questions, BUT it did help me to understand the formulas and patterns of the genre (baby steps...).

[Wendy]

This is a very informative book for all writers who are interested in writing in the romance genre.