How to Write Romances ANNOTATION
Expert advice from a best-selling author on how to break into this lucrative field.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
"There is no journey more exciting, more rewarding, than your own fantasy trip with characters and settings spun from the fabric of your own imagination."
---Phyllis Taylor Pianka
Embark on a fulfilling career in romance writing. In this completely revised and updated guide, popular romance novelist Phyllis Taylor Pianka leads you through all the nuances and intricacies of this enduring genre, showing you step by step how to transform your ideas into successful love stories.
With warmth and candor she covers the latest trends in romance, combining essential market information with hands-on instruction.
You'll see your work improve as you practice your craft guided by Pianka's advice and excerpts from the works of Stella Cameron, Colleen Collins, Alexsandra Sellers and several others.
Along the way, Pianka also includes the perspectives of well-known romance writers and editors including Nora Roberts, Jo Beverly, Debra Mateucci and Leslie Wainger to help you focus, find your niche and get published.
Take this guide, begin the creative journey and experience the joy and gratification of sharing your love stories with the world.
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SYNOPSIS
In bookselling today, romance endures as the bestselling genre in the mass market. This book offers expert guidance for creating stories that will get the attention of publishers and captivate readers.
FROM THE CRITICS
Ruth Cohen - Literary Agent
the most worthwhile book for any writer who wishes to enter the romance market.
Romance Writer's
This is as close as you'll get to a living mentor. An absolute must for your reference shelf
Leona Lee Carter
A treasure! I sincerely recommend (this) book as a study guide for writers learning their craft and as a teaching manual for creative writing instructors.
Library Journal
By a noted romance author ( Midsummer Madness), this nuts-and-bolts introduction to the craft of romance writing provides checklists and charts for character, dialogue, and plot; how-to's on writing synopses and doing research; quotes from writers and editors; writing exercises; and a list of 53 reasons why a manuscript might be rejected. Providing a host of examplesnot only from her own booksshe points the student writer toward ``essential reading.'' While cautioning the incipient romance writer that one is unlikely to write good romances if one does not enjoy reading them, she presents an enlightening guide for those who do. F.R. Lewis, Albany P.L., N.Y.
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