Thursday, September 4, 2014

Writing New Contemporary Romance Novels Tips

By Kerri Stout


Romance novels always leave you in a state that you want to read more and more of them. Sometimes they make you feel like you can write your own new contemporary romance novels only to realize that you don't know how to. If you have the qualities of a great writer then applying these tips will see you on your way to publish your first novel very soon.

This genre has a great following that comes with very high expectations. If you author a book, the readers expect a certain level of performance. Your name as an author is your brand and thus you need to create something that the readers can associate with and that they cannot get enough of.

A book can't be written without the main characters. All the main characters should be created in the first two or three chapters and it is imperative you make them as fascinating as possible to afford the readers affection. Give them the best qualities you can think of but not overstated and you will have the readers reading to the last page. The characters should have consistent character throughout the book but that does not mean they be predictable.

The plot of your story should not be overly done. Within the first two chapters you should have established your plot and any reader can be able to tell which kind of story is to be expected in the rest of the book. Developing the plot correctly also develops your characters in a great way.

Don't try hard to start the story at the beginning, let it start where it starts. Choose a scene that will make your readers hold their breath when reading the first page. Make it very intense in a good way that will make them say they can't wait to open the next page. Try to make it emotion filled as the first impression always lasts. A boring start will discourage them from reading the rest of the book

The emotions that a reader can identify with should be developed in the first few chapters of the novel. The heroine or hero should be part of these emotions for a better effect. The initial impression given to the reader about a certain character will not change at advanced stages of reading. Giving a lasting impression is essential to a good novel. The emotions, in our case, are love and thus the love should be developed from an early stage.

The target audience and the age of your characters ought to be in the same bracket. If you are targeting the young adults, then your main characters should be young adults themselves. This ensures there is no mismatch between the audience and the message in the novel. It also ensures the audience can relate with what is happening to different characters properly. The dialogue and events in the story should be those that can be easily related to real life situations.

Every good romance novel has a great end to it. You can choose to end the story as per the expectation of your readers that is, the main characters getting together happily or make an unfortunate turn of events such as the one in the famous Romeo and Juliet book. The end to your new contemporary novels is what will be remembered and most likely your book will be rated on. Make it outrageous.




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