
Masterclass: Writing Romantic Fiction
A modern guide to writing compelling love stories of passion and desire
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Masterclass: Writing Romantic Fiction
A modern guide to writing compelling love stories of passion and desire
About this book
LEARN HOW TO WRITE ROMANTIC FICTION WHICH TAKES THE BREATH AWAY. Do you want to capture the share of the fastest growing market in fiction?
Do you have a compelling vision for a passionate love story? Masterclass: Write Romantic Fiction is designed for anyone who wants to write in this genre of popular fiction, whatever their focus. It is the only book available to cover the new and increasingly diverse sub-genres in romance to give insight into how to write really good eroticism, and to show aspiring writers how to gain recognition for their work. Whether contemplating self-publishing or going the traditional route, this is a smart and completely contemporary guide to writing sellable, credible and memorable romance. ABOUT THE SERIES
The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.
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Table of contents
- CoverĀ
- Title
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- ContentsĀ
- About the author
- Introduction
- 1 Understanding romantic novels
- 2 The different forms of the romantic novel
- 3 Studying the genre
- 4 Creating believable, powerful characters
- 5 Plot and subplot
- 6 Orchestrating the emotional arc
- 7 Setting and sense of place
- 8 Letās talk about sex
- 9 The tools of the novelist, part one
- 10 The tools of the novelist, part two
- 11 Finding your unique writing voice
- 12 From rough draft to polished draft
- 13 Publishing
- 14 Tricks to stay motivated
- References
- Appendix 1: A list of 100 best romantic novels
- Appendix 2: Romance Writers of America: RWA hall of fame winners
- Appendix 3: My own favourite romantic novels
- Appendix 4: Find out more
- Copyright