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On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells

Author: Leigh Michaels
ASIN : 1582974365
Sales Rank : 41698
Studio : Writers Digest Books
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781582974361
ISBN : 1582974365
Number Of Pages : 272
Publication Date : December 30, 2007
Publisher : Writers Digest Books
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In On Writing Romance, award-winning romance novelist Leigh Michaels talks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers, everything you ever wanted to know about writing a romance novel is here.

In addition to a comprehensive breakdown of more than thirty romance subgenres, including such categories as historical, inspirational, Regency, and sweet traditional, you'll discover how to:

· Steer clear of clichés and stereotypes by studying the genre

· Craft engaging and realistic heroes and heroines readers will adore

· Convincingly develop the central couple's blossoming relationship

· Add conflict by utilizing essential secondary characters like the "other woman"

· Use tension and timing to make your love scenes sizzle with sensuality

· Get your characters to happily-ever-after with an ending readers will always remember

Plus, read a sample query letter, cover letter, and synopsis, and learn how to properly prepare your romance novel for submission to agents and editors. On Writing Romance has everything you need to leave readers swooning!

Writing the Romantic Comedy

Author: Billy Mernit
ASIN : 0060935030
Sales Rank : 181376
Studio : Collins
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780060935030
ISBN : 0060935030
Number Of Pages : 304
Publication Date : December 01, 2001
Release Date : December 31, 2001
Publisher : Collins
Manufacturer : Collins
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From the slapstick shenanigans of Hepburn and Grant in Bringing Up Baby to the sexy repartee of Shakespeare in Love, romantic comedies have delighted filmgoers -- and challenged screenwriters -- since Hollywood's Golden Age.

Whether you're a first time screenwriter, or an intermediate marooned in the rewriting process, this thoroughly charming and insightful guide to the basics of crafting a winning script will take you step by step from "cute meet" all the way to "joyous defeat." You'll learn the screenwriting secrets behind some of the funniest scenes ever written; how to create characters and dialogue that set the sparks flying; why some bedroom scenes sizzle and others fall flat; and much more. Writing the Romantic Comedy features case studies drawn from beloved romantic comedies such as When Harry Met Sally, Annie Hall, Tootsie, and The Lady Eve, as well as field-tested writing exercises guaranteed to short-circuit potential mistakes and ensure inspiration.

Amazon.com Review

According to Billy Mernit, all the Hollywood studios--and most major actors--"are actively seeking romantic comedies." But the same studios and actors reject hundreds of romantic comedies a month. Mernit should know. As a story analyst who has read nearly 4,000 screenplays in the last 10 years, Mernit has seen the good, yes, but also too much of the bad and the ugly. With Writing the Romantic Comedy, Mernit presents his UCLA Extension rom-com writing workshop in book form. Believe it or not, it's not enough to have Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks play the leads. You actually have to create characters for them--characters that an audience will believe "absolutely must end up together." Mernit manages to lay down ground rules without seeming rigid: "he can't be in it only for the sex"; "she can't be in it only for the money"; "at least one scene or sequence [should be] laugh-out-loud funny." Mernit offers five ways to bring your characters to life and seven basic romantic comedy "beats." He has chapters on chemistry, humor, dialogue, and sex ("in romantic comedy, there's nothing sexier than sublimated sex"), and he draws generously upon the surprisingly small canon of great romantic comedies to demonstrate his points. Finally, given that the conflicts in romantic comedies are internal, you needn't look far for inspiration when you feel stuck. "Think of one of the most painful, humiliating, embarrassing things that ever happened to you with someone of the opposite sex," he says, and go from there. --Jane Steinberg

Writing the Great American Romance Novel

Author: Catherine Lanigan
ASIN : 1581154550
Sales Rank : 110623
Studio : Allworth Press
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781581154559
ISBN : 1581154550
Number Of Pages : 240
Publication Date : December 01, 2006
Release Date : December 01, 2006
Publisher : Allworth Press
Manufacturer : Allworth Press
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Product Description

The complete guide to turning romances into cash

* Romance accounts for $1.2 billion in sales and 55 percent of the paperback market
* Takes writers beyond writing to selling and promotion

Romance novels are the top-selling genre in fiction. How can aspiring writers break into this lucrative field? With Writing the Great American Romance Novel, the most complete guide to writing that novel, getting it published, working with editors, agents, and publicists, and promoting it once it’s out! Step-by-step instruction shows how to create romantic heroes and heroines, structure a story, and write love scenes, as well as how to plan outlines, use timelines and grids, conduct personal interviews, and do historical research. With extras such as a list of publishers, a sample press release, a sample synopsis, and much more, this book is must-have for any aspiring romance writer passionate about writing.

The Royal Road to Romance: Travelers' Tales Classics

Author: Richard Halliburton
ASIN : 1885211538
Sales Rank : 309307
Studio : Travelers' Tales
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781885211538
ISBN : 1885211538
UPC : 692077211535
Number Of Pages : 376
Publication Date : December 30, 2000
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
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When Richard Halliburton graduated from college, he chose adventure over a career, traveling the world with almost no money. The Royal Road to Romance chronicles what happened as a result, from a breakthrough Matterhorn ascent to being jailed for taking forbidden pictures on Gibraltar. "One of the most fascinating books of its kind ever written." - Detroit News

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Erotic Romance (Complete Idiot's Guide to)

Author: Alison Kent
ASIN : 1592575463
Sales Rank : 68548
Studio : Alpha
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781592575466
ISBN : 1592575463
Number Of Pages : 336
Publication Date : December 05, 2006
Publisher : Alpha
Manufacturer : Alpha
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Label : Alpha

Product Description

The basic rules for turning basic instincts into blockbuster success.

Erotic romance reigns supreme as a big category of women’s fiction—a billion dollar business serviced by a new breed of uninhibited writer. This book is the necessary how-to for first timers and a terrific guide for seasoned professionals as well, who are putting their racy—and lucrative—fantasies to paper. Now, for the first time, a veteran erotic romance author shows exactly what to do—and how.

• The first book to guide writers to succeed in this multi-million dollar genre
• Explores how to set up a plot and write good, steamy sex scenes
• From a best-selling experienced author
• Includes resource section for research tools and further reading
• Interviews with top editors in the field
• Foreword by Kate Duffy, editorial director at Kensington Publishing and founding editor of the genre

The Romance Writer's Handbook: How to Write Romantic Fiction & Get it Published

Author: Rebecca Vinyard
ASIN : 0871162040
Sales Rank : 122546
Studio : Kalmbach
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780871162045
ISBN : 0871162040
Number Of Pages : 288
Publication Date : December 01, 2004
Publisher : Kalmbach
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Would you like some friendly help getting started writing some of America’s most popular fiction? Author Rebecca Vinyard has put together a collection of folksy wisdom for aspiring romance writers to help them get published.

Romance fiction makes up more than half of all mass-market novels sold, with over 2,000 new titles released each and every year. And unlike other fields of fiction, romance truly welcomes new writers, as editors search through queries and conference appointments for the next Nora Roberts or Barbara Delinsky. In 49 chapters, The Romance Writer’s Handbook takes aspiring writers through a quick course in writing romantic fiction for today’s markets. Here is "from-the-ground-up" advice on how to begin to climb romance writing’s ladder of success..

The short, readable chapters in The Romance Writer’s Handbook provide practical information to help improve any writer’s stories. They offer advice on creating new but familiar heroes and heroines; crafting scenes, places and plot complications; and tackling thorny issues that range from point-of-view conundrums to steamy love scenes.

The Romance Writer’s Handbook is the helping hand every author needs to get going and write romance stories that satisfy and sell.

It includes:
• Info on the business side (setting goals, finding an agent, formatting manuscripts, submitting winning query letters, and more).
• The lowdown on giving and receiving critiques.
• A paragraph-by-paragraph study of a well-written synopsis (essential to catching an agent’s or editor’s eye).
• Valuable advice on creating an author website.
• Short interviews with bestselling authors Lorraine Heath, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Connie Flynn, Katherine Sutcliffe, Judy Christenberry, and Suzanne Brockmann.
• Market information on mainstream publishers active in the romance field.
• A useful list of small presses and e-publishers.

Emmanuel's Book II: The Choice for Love (New Age)

Author: Rebecca Vinyard
ASIN : 0553347500
Sales Rank : 312842
Studio : Bantam Books, Inc.
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780553347500
ISBN : 0553347500
Number Of Pages : 235
Publication Date : December 21, 1989
Release Date : December 21, 1997
Publisher : Bantam Books, Inc.
Manufacturer : Bantam Books, Inc.
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Product Description

A beautifully written sequel to the inspirational Emmanuel's Book, with an introduction by Ram Dass. The Choice For Love offers insight into difficult relationships, aging, illness and healing, learning from AIDS and much more.

Writing the Christian Romance

Author: Gail Gaymer Martin
ASIN : 1582974772
Sales Rank : 289189
Studio : Writers Digest Books
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781582974774
ISBN : 1582974772
Number Of Pages : 240
Publication Date : December 20, 2007
Publisher : Writers Digest Books
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Writing the Christian Romance provides readers with detailed instruction for creating a storyline that is reflective of Christian values with authentic well constructed principled characters. This comprehensive book shows writers how to develop an engaging, passionate, conflict-driven romantic storyline without the use profanity, gratuitous violence, or sexually explicit content. Writers will learn to construct stories using the three threads around which Christian romance is centered: the characters' personal growth, the growth of the romance, and the characters' spiritual growth, which is as irrevocably tied to the storyline as the first two threads.

Passionate Ink: A Guide to Writing Erotic Romance

Author: Angela Knight
ASIN : 1596323906
Sales Rank : 145140
Studio : Loose Id, LLC
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781596323902
ISBN : 1596323906
Number Of Pages : 360
Publication Date : December 06, 2007
Publisher : Loose Id, LLC
Manufacturer : Loose Id, LLC
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The forecast is in: the future of romance is hot and steamy. But riding the wave to success takes more than stringing together a couple of sex scenes or opening the bedroom door on your traditional romance. In her brand-new "how-to", USA Today bestselling author Angela Knight shares the down and dirty details on writing erotic romances that will keep your readers coming back for more. Passionate Ink (un)covers the erotic novel from conception to completion. Straight talk, no purple prose. First, Angela will show you her useful writing techniques that have made her a successful author. Then, she'll teach you what's hard (besides that!) about making your erotic romance erotic: action, both in and out of bed, the anatomy of a sex scene, eroticism and 'kink', and good dialogue, or talking dirty without sounding dumb. If you want to enjoy the heat, then strip off your inhibitions and take a dip.into Passionate Ink.

How to Write Love Letters

Author: Michelle Lovric
ASIN : 1556525311
Sales Rank : 450243
Studio : Chicago Review Press
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9781556525315
ISBN : 1556525311
Number Of Pages : 100
Publication Date : December 01, 2004
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Manufacturer : Chicago Review Press
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Product Description

Offering sample writings, historical examples, and practical advice, this invaluable and beautifully packaged book contains guidance for all occasions that call for eloquent and inspired love letters. Modern model letters to adapt and use in specific circumstances, tips on letter-writing techniques, and creative suggestions for packaging and delivering messages of love are peppered with fanciful, original Victorian illustrations, making the look of this volume as romantic as the letters within. With charming specificity, guidance and appropriate words are provided for various would-be Shakespeares, from the "morning-after lover" and the "anniversary lover" to the "frustrated lover" and the "neglected lover." Also included are a short history of epistolary romance, 76 model letters, and a host of helpful and witty epigrams.