Why? Well, for a couple of reasons: Romance is all about escape— and if the setting isn’t immersive enough, readers won’t be able to lose themselves in the story. Many romance authors go on to write a series based on their first novel (more on that later). So the setting needs...
But if you want readers to BUY your love story, then you must learn how to write Romance as commercial fiction. In other words, you must master a set of writing skills that you weren't taught in English class. When a novel is classified as commercial Romance, your readers' expectations ...
Hero:It is the biggest misconception that building the protagonist in your novel only involves a muscular young man with chiselled good looks. Since romance gives rise to powerful emotions, the Hero should have emotional availability too. i.e. he should also be vulnerable. For example, your Her...
How to Write a Romance NovelPalmquist SusanJohn Hunt Publishing
the actual genre, but I have always featured a romantic element inall of my novelsand I enjoy reading well-written romance stories. So today, as the second installment in this five-part “Genre Tips” series, I am offering some of my own thoughts and observations on how to write romance...
It’s impossible to learn how to write romantic novels without getting good atcreating romantic suspense. In a romantic story, the main source of suspense is so often the simple question, ‘Will they or won’t they [end up together]?’ ...
How To Write A Book You Can Be Proud Of Whether you need to know how to write a romance novel, how to write a fantasy novel or justhow to write a good novel, the “secrets” (if that’s what they are), are exactly the same. The same goes for works of non-fiction and books ...
Whether you’ve always wanted to write a novel, ever since you started reading “chapter books” as a child … or whether it’s a more recent ambition, this post will take you step by step through what you need to do. Step #1: Choose Your Genre ...
The Novel-Writing Training Plan So you are ready to write your novel. Excellent. But are you prepared? The last thing you want when you sit down to write your first draft is to lose momentum. Thisguidehelps you work out your narrative arc, plan out your key plot points, flesh out your...
we can learn how to write good endings, in part, by reading as many books and stories as possible. Guy Gavriel Kay’s stand-alone fantasy novel,Tigana, has one of the finest endings of any book I’ve ever read. It is haunting and beautiful and — surprisingly — uncertain. But it is...