Tips On Writing Western Romance Novels

By Aimee Schwartz


The best-selling novels in the North America are the romance novels. It is about 40 percent fiction which means if you want write a novel of this genre, you will not lose the market as long as the book is interesting to the readers. The romantic writer that is highest paid worldwide is Danielle steel and then Nicholas sparks according to 2011 statistics. If you decide to write western romance novels, then you have to get the facts straight.

There are a lot of flaws people make while writing a romantic novel from the western. You ought to do a lot of research and make sure you use it accurately. There are chances that you might overuse it or omit some important aspects and your novel might turn out to be really bad. If its a historical love novel, make sure you use the correct mode of transportation.

When writing a romantic novel, you should not use perfect people because the characters will be boring and so the story. The hero and the heroine should be perfect for each other but at the start of the novel, they are enemies. They do not get along but as the story continues, they are attracted to each other and so the suspense is build up.

How can a writer make the story interesting for the reader? Suspense is good but too much of it can easily kill the readers interest so its important to bring the hero and the heroine together quickly. Also, its good to create conflicts among themselves. Make something interesting happen.

Knowing about this genre for an upcoming writer is a good thing because romance writing is not as easy as it sounds. The relationship between the hero and the heroine has to be developed from no love at all to a sparkling relationship of true, everlasting love. Your main characters have to be strong, likable characters that the reader easily falls in love with.

You have to be familiar with the market which means you have to read a lot of already published books especially the series kind. Select the genre or subgenre you like to write about for example; romantic comedy, erotic, paranormal, sweet, western and contemporary romance or historical romance then read published books on it.

Is it a good idea to join a writers club? Yes it is a great idea. Whenever you feel stuck or overwhelmed by a story, you can talk about it with your group members. The good thing about technology nowadays is that you can choose to join a writers club online or locally. Also, its good to read a lot of books about tips on romance writing which can also be found online.

Basically, romantic novels are fantasies and the reader want the main characters to come out as heroes, that is, they should be role models to them. People they admire and want to live up to. Hardly do you find a hero to be a villain or having bad characteristics that no one wants to emulate their character, in fact, the result is that the novel becomes boring.




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