mardi 7 avril 2015

By Aimee Schwartz


The best-selling novels in the North America are the romance novels. It is about 40 percent fiction which means if you want write a novel of this genre, you will not lose the market as long as the book is interesting to the readers. The romantic writer that is highest paid worldwide is Danielle steel and then Nicholas sparks according to 2011 statistics. If you decide to write western romance novels, then you have to get the facts straight.

What are the mistakes that novelists make while writing a western novel that is romantic? First, before on the task of writing, you should do thorough research. It is important to note that sometimes you might over use your research or in some cases, use less of your research. In case you decide to write a historical novel, do not get mixed up on the western cultures.

When writing a romantic novel, you should not use perfect people because the characters will be boring and so the story. The hero and the heroine should be perfect for each other but at the start of the novel, they are enemies. They do not get along but as the story continues, they are attracted to each other and so the suspense is build up.

How can a writer avoid being boring? Making the mistake of boring the reader can be fatal to your story so do not delay in bringing the two characters together so as to make the reader interested. There should be conflicts between the hero and the heroine and how they solve it.

For an aspiring writer, there are guidelines that one should follow while breaking into the love genre. Writing romantic pieces has its own rules to make the story interesting. First, you have to sketch around the rapport of the main characters, man and woman. Picture the hero to be a witty, humorous and a strong character while the heroine is a likable person too.

One of the important things you have to do in writing a novel is to be conversant with what is going on in the market so it means you have to look for the recently published items on the subgenre and genre you have decided to focus on. They include; western romance, romantic comedy, historical or contemporary romance among others.

Is it a good idea to join a writers club? Yes it is a great idea. Whenever you feel stuck or overwhelmed by a story, you can talk about it with your group members. The good thing about technology nowadays is that you can choose to join a writers club online or locally. Also, its good to read a lot of books about tips on romance writing which can also be found online.

Romance novels are normally based on fantasies. The readers want to escape from reality to their world of their choosing whereby they can go through the joy of falling for someone who in real life might not exist hence, the readers want the hero to be someone they admire in real life and even ends up being their very own role models they want to take after.




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