Tag: romance
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How to Use Reiteration in Romance
Staurt Horwitz in his book Book Architecture makes the case for using Reiterations to create structure for a novel without tying yourself to a linear outline. Especially if you’re writing a literary book, a book with multiple viewpoint characters or multiple timelines, this method is gold. Horwitz is weak on one point where Coyne is…
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Recommended for Writers: Kate Walker’s 12-Point Guide to Writing Romance
Kate Walker’s 12-Point Guide to Writing Romance orients aspiring Romance writers toward Mills & Boon’s guidelines for their numerous “lines” of subgenera. This might make it a strange book for me to recommend, since I encourage up-and-coming writers–especially for Romance–to consider going Indie. Nonetheless, studying Publisher Guidelines for Romance Subgenera is a wise move, especially if…
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What is Fantasy Romance? (Guest Post by Amy Raby)
Are you a fantasy reader who enjoys pairing the characters off in romantic relationships? Do you sometimes wish a fantasy novel would spend more time on the characters, go a little deeper into what makes them tick? If so, fantasy romance is the genre for you. When I started writing my own fantasy novels, I…
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5 Ways to Make Money Writing Romance (Guest Post by Vashti Valant)
FIVE WAYS TO MAKE MONEY WRITING ROMANCE by Vashti Valant There are so many ways to write Romance! And get paid for it. There are Pros and Cons to each of the career paths. But the good news is that these aren’t mutually exclusive. 1. Write for a Big Publisher PRO: When you dreamed of being…
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My Immortal Playlist by Julius St. Clair
If you like paranormal romance, check out My Immortal Playlist from Julius St. Clair. Alexandra Cain is cursed. She’s unpopular, a little lonely, and all of her boyfriends have this nasty habit of dying and then coming back to haunt her in unimaginable ways. It’s not easy being a Siren in high school. A femme fatale whose…
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The Water Crisis Chronicles from Amber Garr
Today I’m happy to welcome author Amber Garr and let you all know about The Water Crisis Chronicles and Amber’s BIG giveaway and fundraiser going on this month! First, a little about the books. A NA/Mature YA dystopian trilogy, they are full of action, love, and survival. Set in the not so distant future, two…
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Rockin’ The Heart by Gracen Miller
If you’re in the mood for a steamy romance, check out Gracen Miller’s Rockin’ the Heart. If music nourishes the soul… Loved by millions, but shunned by blood, Heath “Fang” Fangor has led his band, Hot Wired, to the top while others have fallen by the wayside. He devoted his life to music, and from that…
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Johnny Doesn’t Drink Champagne by Cody Young
Start your weekend off with some paranormal romance and download Johnny Doesn’t Drink Champagne. I’m seventeen and he’s twenty-one. That’s okay… isn’t it? He drives a Lamborghini. So what? He was born in 1462. Uh-oh. He seeks revenge, but there is one person standing in his way. Me. On a high school trip to London, Madison…
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Speakeasy Dead by Vicky Loebel
Take a peek inside Speakeasy Dead: A Roaring Twenties Historical Urban Fantasy by Vicky Loebel, a romantic zombie comedy. Speakeasy manager Clara Woodsen will do anything to save her silent film idol from an untimely death. Even summon a demon. Even bet she can teach his half-human/half-cheetah assistant to foxtrot. But people around town are acting strange.…