Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Reasons to Write A Romance
What You'll Find in this Book 3
Chapter 1 What is a Romance Novel? 5
Types of Romance Novels
Places You Can Sell Romances
Finding Ideas for Romance Stories 6
The Story and Idea Book
What Do you Want to write? 7
Chapter 2 Characterization 9
What Makes a Good Character?
Secondary Characters 16
Character Sketches 18
Chapter 3 Dialogue 21
What Dialogue Does For Your Story
He Said, He Shouted, She Screamed 28
Accents
Chapter 4 Point of View 30
What is POV?
Why Is POV vital to a story
Types of POV 31
What POV to Use? 32
When To Switch POV? 34
The Dreaded Head Hopping Syndrome
POV and Emotion 35
POV and Plot
Deep POV
Chapter 5 Emotion 39
Reason Romance Manuscripts Get Rejected
Characterization 40
Plot
Chapter 6 Sexual Tension and Sexuality 45
Sexuality Levels 47
Writing With All the Senses 48
Chapter 7 Plot, Narration, Internal Thoughts and Pacing, Setting and Time 50
Pacing
Where to Set Your Romance Story 54
How to Choose the Setting
Accuracy in Time and Setting 55
Chapter Eight-Writing The Cover Letter and Synopsis 56
The Cover Letter
The Importance of a Synopsis 57
Submitting to a Publisher or Agent 61
Synopsis Template 62
Formatting your Synopsis 63
Chapter 9 Romance Sub Genres 65
Category Romances
Women's Fiction 68
Chapter 10 Electronic Markets 70
Writing e-books and its Advantages
Why Work With an E Book Publisher
Where to sell your work 71
What to Expect from Working with an E-Publisher 72
Chapter 11 Time to Submit Your Romance Story 74
Places to Sell your Story
Main Reasons for Rejection 75
Critique Partners and Getting Feedback 76
Chapter 12 Finding Time to Write and Dealing With Rejections 79
Rejections…yes they can be good for you 80
Resources 82
About the Author 85
