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Michaels is a RITA Award-nominated author of more than 75 romance novels, and she distills everything she has learned over the years into this useful writers' guide. After a short summary of the genre and a survey of the different kinds of romances, Michaels explores the process involved in writing a captivating love story. From creating convincing characters and understanding conflict to writing good dialogue and crafting an entertaining plot, On Writing Romance provides plenty of practical details and useful examples to help aspiring writers get started. Michaels even includes a concise guide to submitting a manuscript to a publisher and to marketing one's own work. A good basic introduction to a potentially gratifying pursuit suitable for most public library collections. John Charles
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This book gives comprehensive how-to information for novice romance writers. For those new to the genre and/or to writing, this book provides a starting point for developing the skill set essential to writing a best-selling romance novel. "On Writing Romance" is a thorough reference that will provide readers with detailed descriptions of more than 20 sub-categories within the romance genre, tips for avoiding cliches, specific instruction for creating the perfect romantic couple, guidelines for drafting those all-important love scene, submission information for breaking into the genre, and much, much more.