Product Description

Romance novels are the biggest-selling genre in publishing, selling more books each year than mysteries and science fiction combined. Numerous romance authors appear regularly on the New York Times best-seller lists, and they often carry their romance audience over into the mainstream, and vice versa. Nora Roberts, Tami Hoag, Linda Howard, LaVryle Spencer, Sandra Brown, to name a few, all got their start in category fiction -- and they were all romance fiction readers who once said, "I wonder if I can do that." CIG to Getting Your Romance Published, written by a successful romance novelist, teaches aspiring writers everything they need to know about this popular, highly successful genre. From plotting to characterization to approaching agents and editors, the book gives readers a head start toward publishing their own novels. Some topics covered are- Love sells--why those "little books" are so popular, the rules of romance writing--respect the genre, focus on relationships, and more, the aspiring romance writers checklist, the subgenres--historical, contemporary, time-travel, futuristic, paranormal, multicultural, finding your voice as a writer, pacing checklist, undercovers--sex and the single (or married) writer, punching up your prose--editing and rewriting, hiring an agent and finding an editor, submitting your manuscript, book covers and pseudonyms, promotion tips, the key to a long-lasting writing career, and romancing the publishing industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #479427 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-17
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Synopsis
If you are an aspiring writer, The Complete Idiot's Guide To Getting Your Romance Published, written by a successful romance novelist, will teach you everything you need to know about this popular, highly successful genre. Including everything from plotting to characterization to approaching agents and editors, the book gives you a head start toward publishing your own novels.

From the Back Cover
If you are an aspiring writer, The Complete Idiots Guide To Getting Your Romance Published, written by a successful romance novelist, will teach you everything you need to know about this popular, highly successful genre. Including everything from plotting to characterization to approaching agents and editors, the book gives you a head start toward publishing your own novels.

About the Author
Julie Beard is a best-selling, award-winning author of five historical novels. She is a former television journalist who has a Masters degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She lives with her family in the Midwest.

Customer Reviews

Nothing Short of Brilliant
I have only reached the 100th page of this valuable book and it is very good. It is easy to read, since reading this book I have been able to come up with a good solid plot and have invented likeable characters...of all the reference books I am using, this is the most valuable to me at this time.

From a Budding Romance Writer