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Writing Romance? 5 Scenes Every Romance Novel Needs

July 30, 2012 by Lori Devoti 12 Comments
Newlyweds Kissing

Considering writing romance novels? Romance is one of the top selling genres in fiction and has been for a very long time. Romance gets a bad rap and when you say you are writing romance, you may get a superior look or two. Shake it off. These people know nothing about romance novels. They may … [Read more…]

Posted in: Plotting, Romance, Scenes, Writing Craft Tagged: plotting, plotting a romance novel, writing romance

How to Write a Romance

April 30, 2012 by Lori Devoti 4 Comments
how to write a romance novel

How to write a romance? Contrary to what some people seem to think, writing a romance is no easier than writing any other type of book. In fact, if writing romance and relationships doesn’t come naturally to you, it may be harder than writing any other type of book. Writing a straight-up romance where there … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Plotting, Romance, Writing Craft Tagged: amwriting, characters, how to write a romance, plotting, writetip, writing characters

Sexy Summer Cinema, What Makes a Romantic Hero?

August 19, 2011 by Bobbi Dumas 2 Comments
Book pages form heart

Okay, I admit it.  Along with being a romance novel fan, I’m also a romance FILM fan.  This summer gave us some great superhero movies that led me into a number of conversations with friends (writer and not) as to what makes a romantic hero. This year’s variations were perfect vacation-from-reality fare, with the requisite … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Characters, Romance, Writing Craft Tagged: character traits, movies, romance

So, You Want To Write a Romance Novel? Or do you?

March 4, 2011 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
how to write a romance novel

A lot of writers hear that romance is the number one selling genre and with that in mind decide they want to write a romance novel. Let me start by saying I think that is a horrible reason to want to write a romance novel and one that is laden with possibilities for failure. Romance … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Plotting, Romance Tagged: how to write a romance, plotting, romance

So you want to write a romance novel?

November 19, 2010 by Bobbi Dumas 1 Comment
Book pages form heart

So you want to write a romance novel? Do you know what that means? Very briefly, a romance focuses on the central story of two people falling in love, and the challenges they encounter trying to make the relationship work.  It also means the story will end with the understanding that these two characters will wind … [Read more…]

Posted in: Finding Writing Markets, Romance, Writing Business Tagged: get published, romance

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