Tips On Writing Western Romance Novels

By Aimee Schwartz


Romantic novels are the highest selling novels in North America which makes up to 40 percent fiction which means if your book is good, it will sell. Romance readers look for new books to read every day so it means the market is ever growing. The highest paid romance writer in the world is Danielle steel with close to $35 million back in 2011 followed by Nicholas Sparks. If you want to write western romance novels, you have to research on history of the west.

What are the mistakes that novelists make while writing a western novel that is romantic? First, before on the task of writing, you should do thorough research. It is important to note that sometimes you might over use your research or in some cases, use less of your research. In case you decide to write a historical novel, do not get mixed up on the western cultures.

Usually, when writing a romantic novel, you should avoid using the perfect people for your characters and as much as perfect does not exist it will make your characters boring and so will be the story. At their first encounter, the hero and the heroine should seem not to like each other but as the story builds, they fall for each other hence the interest of the reader is peaked.

How can you make your story interesting? Bring the two main characters together quickly so that the reader will not wait for too long. Create a natural sounding dialogue between them every time they are together. Also, create inner conflicts so that there is something to look forward to.

Knowing about this genre for an upcoming writer is a good thing because romance writing is not as easy as it sounds. The relationship between the hero and the heroine has to be developed from no love at all to a sparkling relationship of true, everlasting love. Your main characters have to be strong, likable characters that the reader easily falls in love with.

One of the important things you have to do in writing a novel is to be conversant with what is going on in the market so it means you have to look for the recently published items on the subgenre and genre you have decided to focus on. They include; western romance, romantic comedy, historical or contemporary romance among others.

Can one join a writers club? It is good to join a writers club and nowadays with the improvement of technology, you can join one online or locally, entirely your choice. When you feel overwhelmed, you can discuss the details with them and you will realize it actually helps a lot. Read books about romances to also give you more tips.

Romance novels are normally based on fantasies. The readers want to escape from reality to their world of their choosing whereby they can go through the joy of falling for someone who in real life might not exist hence, the readers want the hero to be someone they admire in real life and even ends up being their very own role models they want to take after.




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