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The writer sits at her desk, her auburn hair catching the late-afternoon sun, her chocolate-brown eyes focused far, far away. For as long as she could remember, she'd spent Sundays at the beach, wearing the same bikini she'd worn in high school and looking even better now than she did then. Each of her companions was more compelling than the last one; her life was an ever-changing cast of ... romance novels. The stories were exciting and alluring, each fulfilling its promise to whisk her away. After having read so many romances, then, why was she having so much trouble writing her own? Because she didn't have Vanessa Grant, published by Harlequin 25 times over, to attend to her queries about plot, conflict, character development, and love (not sex, please) scenes. As luck would have it, now anyone can benefit from Grant's romance-writing know-how. In Writing Romance she coaches you on everything from naming your characters to getting an editor to read your finished manuscripts. She's got ideas about story development ("Try dumping your character into your worst nightmare"), setting ("If you're not an expert on your setting, it's wise to have your character new to the setting as well"), suspense (it's created by unanswered questions), and more. If you find that your characters are running amuck, try out Grant's garbage-can test. Pretend to throw out your novel. Then, Grant says, ask yourself what one part of the story you would pick out of the garbage, if you could pick out just one. You might be surprised by what you hold on to. Grant peppers her text with helpful examples from the pages (and preparations) of her own books. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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As luck would have it, now anyone can benefit from Grant's romance-writing know-how. -- amazon.com
It's by far the best writing book I've ever read. Five stars for Vanessa. -- National Writer's Monthly
Writing Romance is a kind of how-to-do-it-yourself romance writer's workshop under one cover...highly recommended! -- Midwest Book Review
Writing Romance is a thoroughly professional guide to a business that generates close to $1 billion a year. -- Canadian Book Review Annual
Writing Romance...is a how-to workshop in print. -- Kate Rowland, Calgary Sun, October 25, 2001
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The writer sits at her desk, her auburn hair catching the late-afternoon sun, her chocolate-brown eyes focused far, far away. For as long as she could remember, she'd spent Sundays at the beach, wearing the same bikini she'd worn in high school and looking even better now than she did then. Each of her companions was more compelling than the last one; her life was an ever-changing cast of ... romance novels. The stories were exciting and alluring, each fulfilling its promise to whisk her away. After having read so many romances, then, why was she having so much trouble writing her own? Because she didn't have Vanessa Grant, published by Harlequin 25 times over, to attend to her queries about plot, conflict, character development, and love (not sex, please) scenes. As luck would have it, now anyone can benefit from Grant's romance-writing know-how. In Writing Romance she coaches you on everything from naming your characters to getting an editor to read your finished manuscripts. She's got ideas about story development ("Try dumping your character into your worst nightmare"), setting ("If you're not an expert on your setting, it's wise to have your character new to the setting as well"), suspense (it's created by unanswered questions), and more. If you find that your characters are running amuck, try out Grant's garbage-can test. Pretend to throw out your novel. Then, Grant says, ask yourself what one part of the story you would pick out of the garbage, if you could pick out just one. You might be surprised by what you hold on to. Grant peppers her text with helpful examples from the pages (and preparations) of her own books. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
As luck would have it, now anyone can benefit from Grant's romance-writing know-how. -- amazon.com
It's by far the best writing book I've ever read. Five stars for Vanessa. -- National Writer's Monthly
Writing Romance is a kind of how-to-do-it-yourself romance writer's workshop under one cover...highly recommended! -- Midwest Book Review
Writing Romance is a thoroughly professional guide to a business that generates close to $1 billion a year. -- Canadian Book Review Annual
Writing Romance...is a how-to workshop in print. -- Kate Rowland, Calgary Sun, October 25, 2001
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Romance novels can be divided into two types according to how they are marketed by the publisher: category romances and single-title romances. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
motivating event, story spark, viewpoint character, prime motivating force, romance market, black moment, narrative bridge, editorial guidelines, character viewpoint, developing writers, external conflict Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yesterday's Vows, After All This Time, Hidden Memories, San Diego, Harlequin Presents, British Columbia, The Moon Lady's Lover, The Touch of Love, Pacific Disturbance, Naomi Horton, New York, Catalina's Lover, Jonathan Halley, Wild Passage, Carole Dean, Latin American, Silhouette Desire, South America, Uncle Kenny, Upper World, Christopher Vogler, Gabriola Island, Mary Kirk, Microsoft Word, Romancing the Stone New!
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Romance novels can be divided into two types according to how they are marketed by the publisher: category romances and single-title romances. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
motivating event, story spark, viewpoint character, prime motivating force, romance market, black moment, narrative bridge, editorial guidelines, character viewpoint, developing writers, external conflict Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yesterday's Vows, After All This Time, Hidden Memories, San Diego, Harlequin Presents, British Columbia, The Moon Lady's Lover, The Touch of Love, Pacific Disturbance, Naomi Horton, New York, Catalina's Lover, Jonathan Halley, Wild Passage, Carole Dean, Latin American, Silhouette Desire, South America, Uncle Kenny, Upper World, Christopher Vogler, Gabriola Island, Mary Kirk, Microsoft Word, Romancing the Stone New!
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- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott on page 99, and Back Matter
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series, No. 17) by Joseph Campbell on page 65, and Back Matter
- Writing and Selling Your Novel by Jack M. Bickham in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Writing Novels That Sell by Jack M. Bickham on page 63, and page 167
- The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. on page 193, and Back Matter
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