How to Write a Romance Novel: NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE, #1
By JUDY ANGELO
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HOW TO WRITE A ROMANCE NOVEL is a revolutionary writing guide from New York Times & USA Today Best-Selling Author, Ju
HOW TO WRITE A ROMANCE NOVEL is not your typical writing guide, with the usual discussions on point of view, character development and setting. Instead, HOW TO WRITE A ROMANCE NOVEL is an analysis of the winning presentation and romance writing techniques that have made Judy Angelo's stories resonate with romance readers around the world, making them keep coming back for more.
Here, Judy shares several secrets to her winning style and her success (e.g. how to quickly hook and hold the reader captive to the close).
It is a novel writing guide that will help you create a winning writing war chest of your own. Reader beware!
The enthralling evolution in your writing style may surprise you. Enter at your own risk!
JUDY ANGELO
New York Times & USA Today best-selling author, Judy Angelo, considers herself a ‘traveling writer’. She currently resides in Ontario, Canada but prior to that she called New York and then Illinois home. She has also spent considerable time in the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. She loves to travel as it provides her with interesting and diverse settings for her stories. Judy fell in love with romance novels as a teenager and has never lost her passion for these stories of love and life, conflict and reconciliation, relationships and family. For her, it was a natural progression from reading romance novels to writing them. So far, she has written over 70 romance novels, including the best-selling Bad Boy Billionaires series. Her other series include The Billionaire Brothers Kent, The Castillos, and the Comedy, Conflict & Romance series. She hopes to continue entertaining her readers with intriguing stories for many years to come. Website - www.judyangelo.blogspot.com I would love to hear from you! judyangeloauthor@gmail.com
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How to Write a Romance Novel - JUDY ANGELO
THE BILLIONAIRE BROTGERHOOD
Volume 1 - Tamed by the Billionaire
Volume 2 - Maid in the USA
Volume 3 - Billionaire's Island Bride
Volume 4 - Dangerous Deception
Volume 5 - To Tame a Tycoon
Volume 6 - Sweet Seduction
Volume 7 - Daddy by December
Volume 8 - To Catch a Man (in 30 Days or Less)
Volume 9 – Bedding her Billionaire Boss
Volume 10 - Her Indecent Proposal
Volume 11 - So Much Trouble When She Walked In
Volume 12 – Married by Midnight
THE BILLIONAIRE BROTHERS KENT
Book 1 - The Billionaire Next Door
Book 2 - Babies for the Billionaire
Book 3 - Billionaire's Blackmail Bride
Book 4 - Bossing the Billionaire
THE CASTILLOS
Book 1 - Beauty and the Beastly Billionaire
Book 2 – Training the Tycoon
Book 3 – The Mogul's Maiden Mistress
Book 4 – Eva and the Extreme Executive
HOLIDAY EDITIONS
Rome for the Holidays (Novella)
Rome for Always (Novel)
The NAUGHTY AND NICE Series
Volume 1 - Naughty by Nature
COMEDY, CONFLICT & ROMANCE Series
Book 1 - Taming the Fury
Book 2 - Outwitting the Wolf
Book 3 – Romancing Malone
COLLECTIONS
BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES, Coll. I - Vols. 1 - 4
BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES, Coll. II - Vols. 5 - 8
BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES, Coll. III - Vols. 9 - 12
BILLIONAIRE BROS. KENT - Books 1 - 4
Author contact:
judyangeloauthor@gmail.com
This book is dedicated to aspiring and experienced writers alike
Sometimes we need a kindly kick to get us going (again)
NOTE TO MY READERS
THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL guide on writing romance. Instead of the usual focus on standard writing techniques (setting, dialogue, point of view, etc.), the goal of this guide is to provide you with the tools for presenting the kind of story that creates a compelling connection with your reader. Through creative use of the following techniques, you will claim her attention, captivate her curiosity, and keep her coming back for more.
1. Introduction – My Journey SECTION ONE - THE BEGINNING
Your Cover
Your Title
Your Blurb
Judy Angelo’s Law of Firsts # 1 – The First Sentence
Judy Angelo’s Law of Firsts # 2 – The First Paragraph
Judy Angelo’s Law of Firsts # 3 – The First Scene
Judy Angelo’s Law of Firsts # 4 – The First Chapter SECTION TWO – THE MIDDLE
2 Writing Techniques That Tantalize
(and eliminate the Sagging Middle)
- Create Conflict
- Heighten the Conflict
- Conflicts, and then there were more
- Insert Intrigue
More Techniques of Which to Take Note
- Pacing
- Alliteration
- Character Development
- At this point: Heighten the Intrigue
- The Head-Turning Turning Point
- The Black Moment
SECTION THREE – THE END
The Roller Coaster Ride
The Critical Close
The Rewarding Resolution
A. KEY LEARNINGS/ CRITICAL ELEMENTS
1. WRAP-UP
INTRODUCTION
Are you serious about writing?
My Journey
I BEGAN MY WRITING journey with the first in my Bad Boy Billionaires series, Tamed by the Billionaire. I had always loved feisty females and, in this story, I was determined to write about a heroine who was just that – feisty and fearless and full of spunk. Of course, in the end she would be tempered by the ultimate alpha male, the kind of man I would want to fall in love with, myself.
And, thus, was born Tamed by the Billionaire, the story of a spoiled rich girl who, according to a plan orchestrated by her own father, was made to work for a man determined to make her the kind of woman her father had always wanted his daughter to be. But who said the job would be easy? The hero certainly met his match when he found himself boss to a girl who was anything but a meek maiden. No, she was more like a vicious vixen. These were the kinds of characters who intrigued me and, so, I began to write these kinds of stories, stories that I loved.
From there, I went on to write Maid in the U.S.A., a story with a very different heroine, a more reserved one, to be sure, but one who was still able to teach the billionaire bachelor a lesson on love.
Why do I mention these stories? I mention them to let you see that what made me get started was the fact that I was creating characters with whom I had fallen in love. In fact, if falling in love with several men at the same time is a sin, I'm guilty. I'm guilty of falling in love with every bold bachelor I have ever created.
So, what was step one in my journey? Falling in love with romance novels was the first step for me. That's the best place to get going - getting started in writing on a subject that sweeps you away. If you love romance, then write romance. Write a romance novel that you, yourself, will fall in love with. Write characters you can't resist. That's the key to connecting with readers, a critical component in writing. If you can connect, and your readers can love your characters the way you do, then you have a firm formula for success.
After having written over 50 novels (some published and some not yet published), I've learned a lot