Author: Kay Mussell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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In this work, Kay Mussell and Johanna Tu n collect essays by contemporary North American romance authors who have come to prominence, directly or indirectly, as a result of the huge change in the field of romance writing which started in the early 1980s. New publishing houses began to compete with Harlequin, and the North American romance novel came into its own as a genre. In their essays on their own work, each of the writers in this volume describes her own "take" on the romance novel today and how she has adapted the form to accommodate her own voice and concerns. Collectively, these writers have used the romance genre to address a broad range of social issues and problems. Presenting these essays together provides a window into the creativity and originality of some of the best writers in the field.
Author: Eve Paludan
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
ISBN: 9780761501688
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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"...One of the most helpful tools yet to come along for the aspiring romance novelist". -- Mesa Tribune To be successful, aspiring romance writers need more than a raging passion. They need the professional know-how, found in this book, that puts them on the inside track of the romance novel industry
Author: Christopher Goulding
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317303709
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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This edition of Romance Readers and Romance Writers (1810) is the first modern scholarly publication of what is arguably Green's most famous novel. As with many of her other works, Green adopts numerous sophisticated methods to parody her contemporaries.
Author: Green
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570852619
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages :
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Volume seven of the Pickering & Chatto print edition of Chawton House Library Series: Women's Novels.
Author: Christie Craig
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 160550792X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Every year, thousands of romance manuscripts are submitted to publishers, but only the best are eventually published. This simple guide—written by two awardwinning romance novelists—will show readers what it takes to break into this highly competitive market and will provide them the information they need to get their manuscript out of the slush pile and onto the bookshelf. Readers will learn how to do the following techniques: build a story from premise to plot; add a fresh twist to a classic storyline; create compelling characters; write sizzling sex scenes that carry an emotional punch; research agents and markets; write a story that an editor can’t reject; and promote themselves and their work. New writers, and even experienced writers, will find the solid howto information here invaluable. This is a musthave for aspiring writers who want to write the perfect love story.
Author: Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610692357
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.
Author: Ann Bouricius
Publisher: ALA Editions
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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A guide for librarians to the romance novel - how to make the library user friendly for the romance novel reader; increase your understanding of the romance novel and reader; how to become a romance reader advisor.
Author: C. L. Quillen
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN: 1610694007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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With thousands of romance novels published each year, librarians—especially those unfamiliar with or indifferent to the genre—can benefit from this well-organized, reference that offers scores of appeals-based read-alike lists for some of the most popular, contemporary romance fiction. As romance publishing continues to flourish, readers and readers' advisors are faced with increasingly complex reading choices. This book helps adult and teen readers quickly find the books they love to read, identifies other titles with shared qualities for more reading suggestions, and provides librarians with carefully reviewed read-alike lists that they can use with confidence. Featuring romance novels published from 2000 to the present day, this useful guide offers you hundreds of reading suggestions covering a wide variety of themes from the most popular to the more obscure. Library professionals and romance fans C. L. Quillen and Ilene Lefkowitz use informal and sometimes whimsical terminology to create unique thematic lists that are targeted to the way romance readers think, offering such lively categories as "Rx for Love" and "Romancing the Stove." The authors organize the titles into five sections according to language, setting, character, story, and mood. Subgenres covered include historical, regency, paranormal, and romantic suspense, making it simple for you to find recommended titles appropriate for your readers' needs.
Author:
Publisher: Unistar Books
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812214116
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Essays by Sandra Brown, Jayne Ann Krentz, Mary Jo Putney, and other romance writers refute the myths and biases related to the romance genre and its readers.
