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The books of May are here—fresh, fierce, and full of feels.

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Wedding season includes searching for a missing bride�and a killer . . .


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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


12 Point Guide to Writing Romance by Kate Walker

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Also by Kate Walker:

The Devil and Miss Jones, April 2012
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Return Of The Stranger, October 2011
Paperback / e-Book
The Proud Wife, April 2011
Paperback
The Good Greek Wife?, September 2010
Paperback
Kept For Her Baby, October 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Cordero's Forced Bride, February 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Bedded By The Greek Billionaire, November 2008
Mass Market Paperback
Spanish Billionaire, Innocent Wife, June 2008
Paperback
12 Point Guide to Writing Romance, March 2008
Paperback (reprint)
The Greek Tycoon's Unwilling Wife, November 2007
Paperback
The Greek Tycoon's Unwilling Wife, November 2007
Paperback
The Sicilian's Red-Hot Revenge, July 2007
Mass Market Paperback
Sicilian Husband, Blackmailed Bride, April 2007
Paperback
The Italian's Forced Bride, February 2007
Paperback
At the Sheikh's Command, October 2006
Paperback
The Antonakos Marriage, August 2006
Paperback
The Married Mistress, May 2006
Paperback (reprint)
The Married Mistress, February 2006
Paperback (reprint)

12 Point Guide to Writing Romance
Kate Walker

Writers Guides

3rd Edition
Aber Publishing
March 2008
On Sale: March 1, 2008
264 pages
ISBN: 1842851284
EAN: 9781842851289
Paperback (reprint)
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Self-Help | Non-Fiction

Here is how to become a published romance writer If you want to write romance and be a professional writer then this book is a must for you. Following on from the success of the first edition of this book, which won a major award, this guide explains what is meant by romance and takes you through the process of writing emotion and conflict. The author explains how dialogue should be natural between your heroine and her hero and she explains the difference between sensuality and passion. With an expanded text and more true insider-secrets this is a must for all writers of romance, whether professional or amateur.

The book explains:
* How to write emotion and create PTQ (page turning quality) in your novels
* How to create conflict amidst your characters and why it is a major essential component in your novel.
* Why dialogue is the lifeblood of your knowledge
* How to make dialogue sound realistic
* How to make your characters real
* How to create the required sharp focus on your hero and heroine
* How to develop supporting characters that work
* Why flashbacks are important in some stories and how to create them in your novel.
* Why sensuality is important and how you can develop sensuality between your hero and heroine
* How to pace the development of the romance that is occurring between your hero and heroine
* How to write the love scene between your hero and heroine and the importance of 'after'
* The importance of the hero and his essential 'vital vulnerability'.
* The filter role of the heroine for the reader
* The heroine's 21st Century response to conflict
* How to answer the question 'why?'

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