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Romance: How to Write a Romantic Novel
From Meet Cute to Happy Ever After
Romance is the top-selling genre of fiction, but how do you write a romance novel? To write a successful romance novel you need to know the conventions (or tropes) of the genre – what elements need to be in the story and what sort of plot structure readers expect. You could spend a long time studying different romance sub-genres to learn all of this – but you don’t have to, because this book gives you all the details you need.What type of story do you want to write? Beauty & the Beast (she changes him), The Frog Prince (he changes her), The Virgin & The Rake (they change each other), or Cinderella (rags-to-riches).Development of the romantic relationship – the main plot of a romanceSetting, Theme, Tone & StyleThe Character Development Arc – How does the heroine and/or hero change during the course of their relationship?Creating the HeroineCreating the Hero – including Seducers, Charmers, Bad Boys, Rebels & Byronic HeroesSecondary Characters – including the confidantePoint of View – Who is the viewpoint character and should we hear the hero’s thoughts?The Modern Romance Plot in eight sequences, including the Meet Cute, the Lock-In, Creating Sexual or Romantic Tension, the Break-Up, Reconciliation & Happy Ever AfterSubplots and how to weave them into your main plotRomantic Dialogue – How to write witty banter and reparteeFlirting & Body LanguageRomantic Dates & DatingKissing Scenes & Sex ScenesHow to Get Over Your Ex & How to Say You’re SorryRomance Categories & Sub-Genres including chapters on Romantic Suspense, Marriage of Convenience & Mail Order Brides, Paranormal Romance, The Love Triangle, Forbidden Love, Second Chances & Secret Babies, Enemies to Lovers & Friends to LoversAdvice on writing other sub-genres and plotsIn this book you will learn what to write, why particular tropes are important to readers, and how to include them in your stories. Examples and prompts are given to help you create your own story elements and the eight-sequence structure helps you put it all together so you have all the right parts in the right places.
Note that this is not a 'beginner's guide' - it assumes some knowledge of writing. Nor is it a quick read - it's a big book!
Romance is the top-selling genre of fiction, but how do you write a romance novel? To write a successful romance novel you need to know the conventions (or tropes) of the genre – what elements need to be in the story and what sort of plot structure readers expect. You could spend a long time studying different romance sub-genres to learn all of this – but you don’t have to, because this book gives you all the details you need.What type of story do you want to write? Beauty & the Beast (she changes him), The Frog Prince (he changes her), The Virgin & The Rake (they change each other), or Cinderella (rags-to-riches).Development of the romantic relationship – the main plot of a romanceSetting, Theme, Tone & StyleThe Character Development Arc – How does the heroine and/or hero change during the course of their relationship?Creating the HeroineCreating the Hero – including Seducers, Charmers, Bad Boys, Rebels & Byronic HeroesSecondary Characters – including the confidantePoint of View – Who is the viewpoint character and should we hear the hero’s thoughts?The Modern Romance Plot in eight sequences, including the Meet Cute, the Lock-In, Creating Sexual or Romantic Tension, the Break-Up, Reconciliation & Happy Ever AfterSubplots and how to weave them into your main plotRomantic Dialogue – How to write witty banter and reparteeFlirting & Body LanguageRomantic Dates & DatingKissing Scenes & Sex ScenesHow to Get Over Your Ex & How to Say You’re SorryRomance Categories & Sub-Genres including chapters on Romantic Suspense, Marriage of Convenience & Mail Order Brides, Paranormal Romance, The Love Triangle, Forbidden Love, Second Chances & Secret Babies, Enemies to Lovers & Friends to LoversAdvice on writing other sub-genres and plotsIn this book you will learn what to write, why particular tropes are important to readers, and how to include them in your stories. Examples and prompts are given to help you create your own story elements and the eight-sequence structure helps you put it all together so you have all the right parts in the right places.
Note that this is not a 'beginner's guide' - it assumes some knowledge of writing. Nor is it a quick read - it's a big book!
436 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 11, 2022
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Paul Tomlinson
19 books11 followersPaul Tomlinson writes genre fiction and books about how to write genre fiction.
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