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    How to Write Wildly Popular Romances

    By Adrienne deWolfe

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    About this ebook

    How to Write Wildly Popular Romances gives you the insider knowledge you need to write Romance novels that sell. Written by Adrienne deWolfe, a fiction-writing instructor and winner of the Best Historical Romance of the Year Award, this ebook helps aspiring authors understand why Romance novels have dominated adult paperback fiction for more than 30 years in a worldwide market that tops $1.36 billion in annual sales.

    You’ll learn what avid Romance readers look for in a love story, and why book editors reject certain manuscripts. Featured in this book are descriptions of the Romance genre’s 14 bestselling story archetypes and the eight plot taboos that are prohibited in most Romance novels.

    "How to Write Wildly Popular Romances" is Book I in Adrienne deWolfe’s ebook series, "The Secrets to Getting Your Romance Novel Published." To learn more, visit deWolfe’s website, WritingNovelsThatSell.com.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdrienne deWolfe
    Release dateMay 1, 2012
    ISBN9781476065311
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    How to Write Wildly Popular Romances
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    Adrienne deWolfe

    Originally published by Bantam Books and Avon Books, Adrienne deWolfe's five novels have earned 9 writing awards, including "The Best Historical Romance of the Year," and have been finalists for 4 additional reviewer and reader awards. Currently, she is writing a Romance and a Young Adult Fantasy series. Adrienne's playful humor and keen editorial insights have made her a popular speaker at national writing conferences. She enjoys mentoring aspiring authors with coaching and professional story critiques, and she blogs regularly about "power writing" and the "business of writing." For help with your fiction-writing, check out Adrienne's online courses and workshops by visiting http://WritingNovelsThatSell.com.

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