Authors

Readers who pick up a Black Dagger Brotherhood novel will enjoy J.R. Ward’s contributions to the vampire genre but developing an understanding of characterization and motivation will reveal the...

Writers must have self discipline and determination to excel at their craft. For romance novelists, this task is no different. Writers in this genre love what they do and truly have a knack for...

There are a lot of resources available to writers these days and the ones I’m going to talk about here are on the web. Really handy since if you’re reading this you’re already there!

If you love to read books you may find yourself finishing a novel and asking yourself, “What should I read next?” Whether you like a nail-biting suspense or a tear-jerking romance, here are some...

Most authors these days sell their books online and romance authors can reach so many new buyers when they sell their books online than if they just try and reach people offline. In order to be...

The possibility of being a successful romance author is far more accessible these days than even twenty years ago. With the advent of e-books, small e-presses and the easy access to...

It's amazing, but many women can--and do--successfully write gay romance. It’s actually not as difficult as one might think. While women and men relate to situations in different ways regardless...

Creating fictional characters for a romance novel is harder than many people may think. Anytime you are dealing with two human beings in love or even just deeply attracted to each other, you need...

Creating memorable characters for a paranormal romance novel is a bit different than making memorable characters for a standard romance novel. Paranormal romance novels have otherworldly elements...

Romance novellas are shorter than romance novels. Generally speaking, any story that is less than one hundred pages is a novella. These are very popular right now in the romance book industry. The...

Speculative romance books are very hot right now. Speculative basically means anything where genres may be mixed, such as science fiction romance, paranormal romance and fantasy romance. Since...

One of the biggest mistakes beginning romance writers make is to tell the romance story rather than show the story. This is one of the more difficult things for writers to learn. The whole idea of...

Writing a story, any story, is a daunting process and it's even more daunting if you don't know where to start. Although this article isn't designed to turn you into a published author overnight,...

While "women's fiction" isn't exactly a category like "romance," it is a large umbrella that can cover a coming of age story, a mystery, or even a comedy. Read on to learn more.

Romance is one of the largest selling genres in the world today, and as more e-publishers, authors, and new sub-genres are being added to the melee everyday, there seems to be no end in sight....

Know an author you want to help recognize? Perhaps you’re helping with the PR for a friend’s new book? Or maybe your book group just wants to celebrate the wordsmith of your choice? Hosting an...