Review: Great Resource for the Busy Romantic!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2012
I found this book very easy to read and understand. I am not a huge "romance" novel fan because I find most books in that genre to be not only formulaic, but flat and rather boringly predictable.I picked up this book because I wanted to include some romance in my own fiction - even though what I write is more in the mystery and suspense arenas. What I found is a book that provides really good information for how to write relationships - not just romances.In fact the information in this book provides a really good foundation for writing in general - regardless of the genre.The author offers suggestions for several things that could stop any writer - such as how to start your story, how to end the chapters and how to create the proper settings. She also includes some great tips for character development that includes your character's motivation.But of course this is about writing romantic fiction, so she offers several useful tips for developing the relationship, pacing, creating emotional punch, and being original. The book covers how to write love scenes and discusses how sensuality is different from sexuality - and how to write those differences.The author provides a summary discussion of nine different romance sub-genres, and includes the added bonus of a basic plot recipe (where she encourages you to add your own seasoning - which is how you make it original).I really like that this book covers all the basics with easy to follow information for developing relationships of *all* kinds - especially romantic ones! Even if you've never written a book or story at all, you'll have enough information here to get you started.This is a great reference book and I'm sure I'll be referring to it often. I'm also looking forward to reading the rest of the books in her Busy Writer series.