The highest ranked genre of novels is the romantic novels and it is also the best-selling in North America. It is 40 percent of all the fiction books sold which means its market is high. Romance readers look for a new book every other day so the market is always good. The best romance author internationally and highly paid at that is Danielle steel closely trailed by the famous Nicholas sparks. Western romance novels need a lot of research.
What should one be keen on when writing a romantic, western novel? After doing the research, do not ignore it because you might end up causing huge factual errors or moreover, do not use more than is necessary from your research. If you have decided, for example, to write a historical romantic western novel, get your facts right about transportation and cultures.
Usually, when writing a romantic novel, you should avoid using the perfect people for your characters and as much as perfect does not exist it will make your characters boring and so will be the story. At their first encounter, the hero and the heroine should seem not to like each other but as the story builds, they fall for each other hence the interest of the reader is peaked.
How can you make your story interesting? Bring the two main characters together quickly so that the reader will not wait for too long. Create a natural sounding dialogue between them every time they are together. Also, create inner conflicts so that there is something to look forward to.
There are tips to help an aspiring writer break into this genre writing. One of them is understanding the genre well. Romance writing has its own compilation of rules that you have to understand first. You have to plot around the connection of the hero and the heroine. The hero can be strong, charismatic and likable while the heroine is charming.
Familiarizing oneself with the market is important. Read as many recently published books as possible in the field you want to specialize in especially in the series category. You have to select a genre or subgenre you are comfortable in like: historical or contemporary romance, romantic comedy, erotic romance and then look for published books to read.
Is joining a writers club a wise idea? Its a really good idea because whenever you feel you are confused by a detail or two, you can simply talk about it with your group members and it actually becomes easier. The good thing is that you do not have to look for a group locally but in this age, you can also find an inline group. Also, read more books that explain how to write novels.
Romantic novels are fantasies that the readers want to experience. For example, while reading a romantic novel, you get to escape from the real world and fall for that man who in real life does not exist or maybe you will never date him because he is maybe too intelligent, rich or handsome or very powerful. The readers want a hero they can look up to; a role model.
What should one be keen on when writing a romantic, western novel? After doing the research, do not ignore it because you might end up causing huge factual errors or moreover, do not use more than is necessary from your research. If you have decided, for example, to write a historical romantic western novel, get your facts right about transportation and cultures.
Usually, when writing a romantic novel, you should avoid using the perfect people for your characters and as much as perfect does not exist it will make your characters boring and so will be the story. At their first encounter, the hero and the heroine should seem not to like each other but as the story builds, they fall for each other hence the interest of the reader is peaked.
How can you make your story interesting? Bring the two main characters together quickly so that the reader will not wait for too long. Create a natural sounding dialogue between them every time they are together. Also, create inner conflicts so that there is something to look forward to.
There are tips to help an aspiring writer break into this genre writing. One of them is understanding the genre well. Romance writing has its own compilation of rules that you have to understand first. You have to plot around the connection of the hero and the heroine. The hero can be strong, charismatic and likable while the heroine is charming.
Familiarizing oneself with the market is important. Read as many recently published books as possible in the field you want to specialize in especially in the series category. You have to select a genre or subgenre you are comfortable in like: historical or contemporary romance, romantic comedy, erotic romance and then look for published books to read.
Is joining a writers club a wise idea? Its a really good idea because whenever you feel you are confused by a detail or two, you can simply talk about it with your group members and it actually becomes easier. The good thing is that you do not have to look for a group locally but in this age, you can also find an inline group. Also, read more books that explain how to write novels.
Romantic novels are fantasies that the readers want to experience. For example, while reading a romantic novel, you get to escape from the real world and fall for that man who in real life does not exist or maybe you will never date him because he is maybe too intelligent, rich or handsome or very powerful. The readers want a hero they can look up to; a role model.
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