Product Description

Are you a budding romance writer? Then learn from an expert. Kate Walker writes modern romance for women and sells internationally. Here, she explains her approach to writing novels that keeps the reader gripped and holds them with that vital "page turning quality". You can use all of the hooks you want to, but if your story does not have heart, it simply will not sell. This book will explain: The 3 most important components to make a romance novel a bestseller; The connection between reading a romance & a good sexual experience; How you involve your reader with the hero and heroine in your novel; The two types of personal conflict and how to deal with them; The 4 components of great dialogue; The 4 aspects of character focus; The two purposes behind the development of sensuality in your novel; The before & after events you must include when writing passion scenes; The importance of your hero; How to write the 3 aspects of his character; The importance of the heroine; How to answer the question 'why?'; How to write the intense black moment; Write believable happy endings

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #341119 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Review
Kate Walker has come up with another keeper. A fabulous resource, ...If you write romance, do yourself a favour and get this book. You won't be disappointed. Trish Morey www.trishmorey.com

Synopsis
Are you a budding romance writer? Then learn from an expert. Kate Walker writes modern romance for women and sells internationally. Here, she explains her approach to writing novels that keeps the reader gripped and holds them with that vital "page turning quality". You can use all of the hooks you want to, but if your story does not have heart, it simply will not sell. This book will explain: The 3 most important components to make a romance novel a bestseller; The connection between reading a romance & a good sexual experience; How you involve your reader with the hero and heroine in your novel; The two types of personal conflict and how to deal with them; The 4 components of great dialogue; The 4 aspects of character focus; The two purposes behind the development of sensuality in your novel; The before & after events you must include when writing passion scenes; The importance of your hero; How to write the 3 aspects of his character; The importance of the heroine; How to answer the question 'why?'; How to write the intense black moment; Write believable happy endings

About the Author
Kate Walker has written more than 40 Romance Novels and has been published across the world. She teaches creative writing techniques at a number of writing venues throughout the year, including the Writer's Holiday at Caerleon. She also attends the Romance Writer's Association in the USA where she gives talks and holds workshops.

Customer Reviews

An essential guide for series romance authors
Kate Walker's 2nd Edition of her highly regarded (and now completely sold out) 12 Point Guide has now been published. It is not a reprint but a vastly expanded and updated guide. Time has not stood still in the field of series romance writing and neither has this book. New features include an approximately 50 page section on author's tips. A wide variety of authors currently writing for different series within the Harlequin Mills & Boon family give thier take on the writing process. Many of these authors credit Kate and the first edition of this book with giving them inspiration and help with their own writing process. I know that she certainly helped me.
Anyone seeking to learn more about writing series romance, or indeed commercial fiction would do well to read this book. Kate Walker offers practical and easily understood advice for any writer seeking to improve their knowledge of craft and to work more effectively with their own unique talent.

Excellent Guide to Writing Romance
Kate Walker's guide is concise, detailed and practical. Each chapter has exercises to help the would-be author develop their own Romance story.
If you want to write category Romance, then this book is an excellent tool to be used before you write and during the actual writing process.

The only �How to Write a Romance� guide you�ll ever need
If you're serious about writing a romance novel, let me recommend Kate Walker's 12 Point Guide to Writing Romance. This book has it all: thought provoking lessons, engaging questions, and helpful writing assignments. I've read at least a dozen other "how to write a romance" guides and none of them are as complete or easy to understand as Ms. Walker's. 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. Thanks, Ms. Walker, for giving the romance community such a wonderful and helpful book.