How to Write a Swoon-Worthy Sweet Romance Novel

Romance novels aren't like other genres and hitting all the things that romance readers want can be tricky. How do you make your readers believe your characters are falling in love? How do you show that sizzle of attraction? How do you write a good kissing scene? How do you bring in the much-needed tension but still have your characters flirting and getting closer? In this book, I take one of my romance novels (Acting Married) and I go through the entire novel with you, basically interrupting myself to tell you what I was thinking as I was writing the novel. It's like watching a movie with commentary. I pull back the curtain so you can see why I started it the way I did, why I decided to put certain scenes in, and what pushes the romance forward in the book. I preface all this with what I consider the essentials of a good romance novel, and I end with my list of well-loved romance tropes that you can draw from in order to write your own bestselling romance novel.

• Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (How to Write Kissing Books) (Volume 1)
• Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
• The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression
• Thinking Like A Romance Writer: The Sensual Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases
• Writing Love Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 27)
• The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression
• The Last Fifty Pages: The Art and Craft of Unforgettable Endings
• The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma
• Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing
• Write to Market: Deliver a Book that Sells (Write Faster, Write Smarter) (Volume 3)