Masterclass: Writing Romantic Fiction
eBook - ePub

Masterclass: Writing Romantic Fiction

A modern guide to writing compelling love stories of passion and desire

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. CoverĀ 
  2. Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. ContentsĀ 
  6. About the author
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Understanding romantic novels
  9. 2 The different forms of the romantic novel
  10. 3 Studying the genre
  11. 4 Creating believable, powerful characters
  12. 5 Plot and subplot
  13. 6 Orchestrating the emotional arc
  14. 7 Setting and sense of place
  15. 8 Let’s talk about sex
  16. 9 The tools of the novelist, part one
  17. 10 The tools of the novelist, part two
  18. 11 Finding your unique writing voice
  19. 12 From rough draft to polished draft
  20. 13 Publishing
  21. 14 Tricks to stay motivated
  22. References
  23. Appendix 1: A list of 100 best romantic novels
  24. Appendix 2: Romance Writers of America: RWA hall of fame winners
  25. Appendix 3: My own favourite romantic novels
  26. Appendix 4: Find out more
  27. Copyright