I have just published a new edition of my award-winning (Cata-Romance Best Book For Writers), bestselling (3 editions sold out) book on how to write romance - Kate Walker's 12 Point Guide to Writing Romance - in an ebook version.
This book has nine 5 star reviews on Amazon - and there's a wonderful long review of it on my web site Writers' page.
This special introductory price is available for just a week - after that the price will go up to its proper published price - but that will still be w-a-y lower than even the £10+ charged for the last one.
This is the book that I wrote to answer as many questions as I could from the students who had been on my courses - both actual and on-line. It's aimed at helping as many would-be authors as I can. I still run the courses - with Writers' Holiday and now with Relax and Write. There are spaces on those still available at the moment (see my Events Page for details) but if you can't make it one of them - or you don't live in the UK - or can't afford the cost or the time - this book will give you so much of what is in those courses. (Without of course the post-it notes, the chocolate, the laughter . . .)
Oh yes - and if you don't actually write romantic fiction , don't think this book is not for you - Dr Karen Maitland (Creative Writing Tutor, Adult Education and author of Company of Liars, The Gallows Curse etc) says this:
I regularly recommend the Twelve Point Guide to Writing Romance to my Creative Writing Students. I'm glad to say, they all agree it is one of the most helpful books they've read on writing and works for all types of fiction. I think writers from beginners to experienced writers get solid practical advice from this book which is both clear, logical and jargon-free and as one of my more down-to-earth male students said, 'makes you actually get on and write.'
Kate Walker’s 12 Point Guide to Writing Romance brings together all Kate’s expertise as a successful romantic novelist with over sixty titles in print all over the world. It will give the aspiring novelist the essential skills needed to master this hugely popular genre , but it is also an invaluable handbook for more experienced writers. The 12 Point Guide is more than just a how-to book; it’s also a practical workbook with exercises to help you learn the important skills she discusses, and advice on how to understand and apply the storytelling techniques demanded by the romance genre.
Topics covered in this book include:
• Creating and writing the emotion needed in your story
• Building characters that come to vivid life on the page
• Developing and sustaining the conflict between your hero and heroine to build a page-turning plot.
• Writing intimate, passionate and sensual love scenes
• Submitting your manuscript and working with editors.
Kate Walker’s 12 Point Guide to Writing Romance brings together all Kate’s expertise as a successful romantic novelist with over sixty titles in print all over the world. It will give the aspiring novelist the essential skills needed to master this hugely popular genre , but it is also an invaluable handbook for more experienced writers. The 12 Point Guide is more than just a how-to book; it’s also a practical workbook with exercises to help you learn the important skills she discusses, and advice on how to understand and apply the storytelling techniques demanded by the romance genre.
Published for thirty years, award-winning author Kate Walker’s novels for Harlequin Presents are sold in over 50 different countries worldwide, and they regularly appear on the romance bestseller charts. She is an experienced tutor and has taught many day and weekend courses on writing romance.
I can't end this post without sending very special thanks to Lee Hyat of Author Sound Relations who helped me prepare the book for ebook publication - and who designed that fantastic cover for this new edition. Thank you for everything, Lee.
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