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If you want to write romance and be a professional writer then this book is a must for you. Kate Walker sells hundreds of thousands of romance novels every year and is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of successful professional writing experience and over 40 novels, from which you can gain a great deal. Read what Kate Walker has to say and learn from what she tells you and you will be able to write and publish your novels.
The book explains
· How to write emotion and create PTQ (page turning quality) in your novels
· How to create conflict amidst your characters and why it is a major essential component in your novel.
· Why dialogue is the lifeblood of your novel
· How to make dialogue sound realistic
· How to make your characters real
· How to create the required sharp focus on your hero and heroine
· How to develop supporting characters that work
· Why flashbacks are important in some stories and how to create them in your novel.
· Why sensuality is important and how you can develop sensuality between your hero and heroine
· How to pace the development of the romance that is occurring between your hero and heroine
· How to write the love scene between your hero and heroine and the importance of ‘after’
· The importance of the hero and his essential ‘vital vulnerability’.
· The filter role of the heroine for the reader
· The heroine’s 21 St Century response to conflict
· How to answer the question ‘ why?’
· How to write the intense black moment and why it is so important
This book gives the you essential advice and support in developing your craft. Kate Walker has produced a book that is a must if you want to write romance. Learn from her experience and expertise, enjoy the process of becoming professional and see your books in print. This book will help you on your way and there is no doubt, you will benefit!
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September 13, 2004: This guide has something for everyone whether you?re a beginner or a best selling author. It does a fantastic job of teaching you new concepts and making you rethink old ones. It?s truly the last and only 'How to Write a Romance Novel' guide you?ll ever need. And I?m sure it will be the standard in 'how to guides' for romance writers for many years to come. This book has won the CataRomance Reviewers Choice Award Best Book for Writers 2004
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July 17, 2004: Kate Walker has come up with another keeper. Her 12-Point Guide to Writing Romance is clear, comprehensive and practical and jam-packed full of the kind of inside information it would take a stack of rejection/revision letters to learn the hard way. The checklists are wonderful for any writer published or yet to be. A fabulous resource, almost like having the multi published Kate sitting alongside sharing her experience and wisdom with you as you write. If you write romance, do yourself a favour and get this book. You won't be disappointed.