| Description |
1 online resource (322 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Top Ten Reasons to Write a Romance Novel; Introduction; Chapter 1: Why Write a Romance?; Chapter 2: Understanding the Genre; Chapter 3: Basic Structure of a Romance Novel; Chapter 4: Writing the Category Romance; Chapter 5: Writing the Single-Title Romance; Chapter 6: Before You Start Writing; Chapter 7: The Mechanics of Writing Well; Chapter 8: Plotting Your Romance Novel; Chapter 9: Openings--Why First Impressions Count; Chapter 10: The Nuts and Bolts of Characterization; Chapter 11: The All-Important Conflict |
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Chapter 12: Mastering and Choosing the Right Point of ViewChapter 13: Setting the Stage for Romance; Chapter 14: Dialogue--When People Talk, Readers Listen; Chapter 15: Sex Scenes and Sexual Tension; Chapter 16: Writing a Book They Can't Put Down; Chapter 17: Writing the First Draft; Chapter 18: Stepping Stones to Publication; Chapter 19: The Last Polish; Chapter 20: Submitting Your Work; Chapter 21: Rejecting Rejection; Chapter 22: The Writer's Life; Appendix A: Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Romance Markets; Appendix C: Additional Resources; Index |
| Summary |
Every year, thousands of romance manuscripts are submitted to publishers, but only the best are eventually published. This simple guide & mdash;written by two awardwinning romance novelists & mdash;will show readers what it takes to break into this highly competitive market and will provide them the information they need to get their manuscript out of the slush pile and onto the bookshelf. Readers will learn how to do the following techniques: build a story from premise to plot; add a fresh twist to a classic storyline; create compelling characters; write sizzling sex scenes that carry an emotiona |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781605507927 |
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160550792X |
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