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Información de la obraRomancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (How to Write Kissing Books) (Volume 1) por Gwen Hayes
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I bought this in October, and finally finished reading it. It's not long, there are good points, and it's even kinda fun, but I had trouble with her writing style. The structure of the information was more scattered than I expected, leaving me with the impression that it was written in a hurry. What she offers is ideal, a pattern for a romance plot, what elements build interest and tension (between the characters and for the reader, and why the elements are in that order. But what the book contains is more jumbled in the middle than is helpful. It could have been laid out much more clearly. Still, it did help me clarify where my novel needed more buildup and tension. Helpful, but in a way annoying enough that I give it average marks. IMHO, this needed a better editor. One of many writing books I read over three months. This one is all about the beats (meet cute, wouldn't touch them if they were last person on earth, growing attraction, etc.) needed in romance books, IN ADDITION to all the other stuff required for the traditional three act structure (inciting event, etc.). Interesting. Amazing that romance books are so short with that much more structure. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book? Writing a well-structured romance isn't the same as writing any other genre-something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don't address. The romance arc is, made up of its own story beats, and the external plot and theme need to be, braided to the romance arc, not the other way around. Told in conversational (and often irreverent) prose, Romancing the Beat can be read, like you are sitting down to coffee with romance editor and author, Gwen Hayes while she explains story structure. The way she does with her clients. Some of whom, are regular inhabitants of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Romancing the Beat is a recipe, not a rigid system. The beats don't care if you plot or outline before you write, or if you pants your way through the drafts and do a "beat check" when you're revising. Pantsers and plotters are both welcome. So sit down, grab a cuppa, and let's talk about kissing books. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The key takeaway from Hayes's book is the formula for romance novels is flexible, and the author still needs to employ creativity in order to create a compelling story. However, if aspiring writers (myself included) keep in mind the basic structure we see in many many many romance novels, we will succeed or at least have a ton of fun in the attempt. Highly recommend this book for anyone looking to write romance. ( )