Writing a Romance Novel For Dummies

Romance is the best discipline for writers. It forces you to learn how to make your characterization so strong that the characters not only live on in the readers’ minds, but the readers also have a personal connection to the books.

Joining writers’ organizations — romance-related and otherwise

Many community colleges and adult-education programs offer writing courses. You may have a tough time finding a class specifically for writing romance novels, but you should have much less trouble finding a class for fiction writers. You may luck out and find one spe

And if one word doesn’t work, try substituting another. For example, change “writers” to “authors” and see what you get.

For instance, don’t just search for “romance writers”; instead, search for “Silhouette Intimate Moments authors” or “historical romance writers Medieval.” The more keywords you put into your search phrase, the more specific your results will be.

Creating Compelling Main Characters: Alpha Males and Fiery Females

How-to books and guides on writing romance, writing in general, and marketing book-length fiction
Research booksfor topics covered in your romance

Everyone dreams of falling in love, and it’s the reason romance novels exist: So readers can experience the vicarious thrill of falling in love as if for the first time with every new book.

More than anything — more than a clever plot, an exotic setting, or beautiful prose — what makes that possible are the characters.

Many authors also provide an e-mail address so you can write to them.