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How to Write the Best Romance Novel Ever - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi I'm Jodi from Writer'sLife.org and today we'll be talking about how to write the best romance novel ever there's big money in writing a great romance novel while other genres rise and fall in popularity take fantasy for example romance tends to be consistently in demand so if you can write compelling romance novel then you could potentially see it turn into a timeless classic some people think that writing romance should be easy all you need is a strong handsome hero and a beautiful heroine who develop a relationship against all odds right well this isn't entirely untrue romance novels as with any genre of writing tend to follow a formula which makes them work the typical romance needs a man and a woman who fall in love yet there must be conflict and struggle to make it interesting the lovers must be kept apart they must overcome obstacles and the readers must be kept wondering and worrying whether they will ever be able to truly be together so how do you create this conflict that keeps your main characters apart your characters need goals and reasons for these goals their goal is to drive the plot forward and be the main focus in terms of storyline however they can also be used to create the conflict between the characters and build up dramatic tension perhaps their goals and aspirations act as blocks which mean your characters don't get together until the very ends your characters goals need to be hugely important to them and the consequences of them not achieving their goals should be severe there should always be conflict in a romance novel and this conflict should make the readers wonder whether the characters will actually end up the other or tragically not how will your characters relationship develop whether their love is forbidden in some way think Romeo and Juliet's they actively dislike each other in the beginning they are best friends who never thought of each other that way or perhaps their histories are entwined somehow but they are actually yet to meet thinking carefully about higher characters lives are intertwined and how the relationship develops needs to be interesting from the start your character must be likeable for not boring remember that romance novels are generally character driven therefore it is paramount that readers can engage with the protagonists identify with them in some way and they want them it's to be together remember to make your characters flawed and imperfect your readers need to like them otherwise they won't care whether they end up together or not and the success of your romance depends on your readers emotionally investing in the relationship and caring what happens to your characters try to avoid stereotypes s...