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    • Pub. Date: December 2007
    • 240pp
    • Sales Rank: 366,431

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      • Pub. Date: December 2007
      • Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
      • Format: Paperback, 240pp
      • Sales Rank: 366,431

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      Strong romance and Christian writing communities. Romance Writers of America has nearly 10,000 members, more than any other genre writing association, and the American Christian Writers Association (ACWA) has more than 70 active writing groups across the country and holds dozens of annual writing conferences.

      Increasing popularity of Christian romance. Also according RWA, Christian romance novels saw a 30% increase in sales in 2004 and now account for 11.4% of all romance novels sold. Book Industry TRENDS 2005 predicts a 50% increase in religious books sales, including religious fiction, over the next five years.

      Popularity of romance. According to the RWA, romance books account for more than 54.9% of mass-market paperback fiction sales in the U.S., and more than 50 million Americans read them.

      Writing the Christian Romance provides readers with detailed instruction for creating a storyline that is reflective of Christian values without being preachy, and developing virtuous and principled characters who don't seem laughably generic. In addition, the book will show writers how to develop an engaging, passionate, conflict-driven romantic storyline without the use profanity, gratuitous violence, or sexually explicit content. It will teach writers the three threads around which Christian romance is centered: the characters' personal growth, the growth of the romance, and the characters' spiritual growth, which is as irrevocably tied to the storyline as the first two threads.

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      Writing the Christian Romanceby Anonymous

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      February 16, 2008: Gail's book is the 'bible' for new Christian romance writers. She covers every angle I could think of to get a writer started and headed in the right direction, giving examples from her own and other authors' works.

      Writing the Christian Romanceby Anonymous

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      February 07, 2008: Gail Gaymer Martin has done an excellent job in guiding novice writers through her book, 'Writing the Christian Romance'. She has taken some difficult concepts and made them much easier to understand, as any good teacher would. 'And since I've been a public school teacher for thirty five years, I know one when I see one!' Approaching the information through styles of learning, she explains 'verbal', shows clear examples 'visual', and offers hands-on exercises to clarify/experience what's been learned 'tactile'. Even if you don't intend to write a Christian/romance novel, this book is extremely helpful 'to hit the ground running' for budding authors of any genre.


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