04 March 2011
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Kate Walkers 12-point guide to Writing Romance
Kate Walker's romance novels have sold more than 15 million, so she is well qualified to write her how-to book that explains her 12-point approach. These start with emotion and run through to the happy-ever- after ending at point twelve. Plotting takes a low priority, at number nine. ...
Kate Walker’s romance novels have sold more than 15 million, so she is well qualified to write her how-to book that explains her 12-point approach. These start with emotion and run through to the happy-ever- after ending at point twelve. Plotting takes a low priority, at number nine.
This is because it is virtually impossible to come up with a genuinely original plot for a romance novel, and it is therefore vital to create strong, believable characters with whom your readers will identify.
However, argues Kate Walker, you need to create a heroine and a hero who are not just separate characters but who work together as a pair.
Kate places great emphasis on what she terms emotional punch: the readers’ emotional involvement as they get caught up in the story.
Her book shows to achieve this by bringing together all the factors in the story as a powerful, compelling whole. Brilliant advice for any established or would-be romance novelist.