| Do you want to know how to write a romance | | | | perfect. |
| novel? Is it your life's desire to see your name of | | | | 3. You need to know a lot about your characters |
| the cover of a best-selling historical romance in | | | | before you begin your novel. Make up a |
| your local bookstore? Or maybe you are more | | | | questionnaire on each character and answer all |
| interested in the contemporary "chick lit" type of | | | | the questions, then keep it handy. You don't want |
| novel. | | | | to refer to your character as having blue eyes in |
| It's a great time to get started on your book. | | | | one chapter and brown eyes later on in the book. |
| People are looking for something to take their | | | | 4. Don't write about something you haven't |
| minds off of their troubles, and a great romance | | | | researched, whether it is a town or a pet that |
| is certainly something that would accomplish this. | | | | your hero owns or a purse of piece of clothing. If |
| Here are a few tips for you. | | | | you are unsure of the specifics, don't make things |
| 1. Your hero and heroine should have something in | | | | up. The reader will immediately suspend disbelief |
| common besides chemistry. If not, your story | | | | and probably toss your book aside in disgust. |
| won't be believable. They don't have to love | | | | 5. Decide who you are going to try and publish |
| everything the same but give them some | | | | your book with and get a tip sheet from them |
| common interests to build on. | | | | for their romance novel line. This way you won't |
| 2. Your heroine does not need to be the most | | | | have to do a lot of rewriting later when you |
| beautiful person in appearance. She can have a | | | | realize you've written your novel 100 pages too |
| few flaws which will make her more believable. | | | | long or short. |
| Same goes for your hero. Don't make them | | | | |