Love Stories: Writing a Romance Novella
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A writing skills reference book from the author of Romance In a Month:
Romance Writers, do you want to:
Keep your name in front of your readers with more releases and titles?
Learn why you should write shorter in order to write quicker?
Meet and exceed your yearly writing goals?
Participate in multi-author boxed sets for increased visibility and profit?
Claim your fair share of your reader's attention span in today's tsunami of books by producing a series of novellas or episodic serials?
Make more money while writing less?
If you do, you must master the art of writing shorter works while still providing your readers that great experience of your personal brand of storytelling and character voice.
This book teaches you how to write an effective and engaging romance novella in a few short weeks. Learn the seven milestones that every novella must have, the difference between a novella and a novel, and how to condense a plotline from novel-length to novella.
Includes a step-by-step method, a schedule, tips and tricks, as well as pitfalls to avoid. You will be able to consistently create high quality stories that will entertain and enrich your readers and jumpstart your career to greater heights.
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Other Writing Books by Rachelle Ayala
- Dangerous Love: Writing Romantic Suspense
- Writing Asian Romance Characters
- 366 Ways to Know Your Character
- Romance in a Month
Rachelle Ayala
Rachelle Ayala is an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She writes emotionally challenging stories but believes in the power of love and hope. Her book, Knowing Vera, won the 2015 Angie Ovation Award, and A Father for Christmas garnered a 2015 Readers' Favorite Gold Award. Christmas Stray was awarded the 2016 Readers' Favorite Gold Award and A Pet for Christmas had an Honorable Mention. In 2017, Playing for the Save received the Readers' Favorite Gold Award for Realistic Fiction. Sign up for her NEWSLETTER to get a FREE surprise book and her latest book news! http://smarturl.it/RachAyala Visit her Reader's Guide at http://rachelleayala.net/books/ or contact her at http://smarturl.it/ContactRachelle Join her STREET TEAM https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClubRachelleAyala/
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Love Stories - Rachelle Ayala
Also by Rachelle Ayala
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A Veteran's Christmas
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A Pet for Christmas
A Wedding for Christmas
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Hidden Under Her Heart
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The Fae Legacy
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Unexpected Paradise
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Michal's Window
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366 Ways to Know Your Character
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Watch for more at Rachelle Ayala’s site.
Love Stories: Writing a Romance Novella in Thirty Days or Less
A Romance In A Month How-To Book
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Dedication
The writers in my Romance In A Month group. Thank you for sharing your romance writing experiences with me.
Table of Contents
Preface
What is a Novella?
Why Write a Novella?
Write Shorter
The Market for Romance Novellas
The Way Things Were
The Way Things Are
Multi-Author Boxed Sets
Who Am I?
Novella Structure
How to Approach Writing a Novella
Seven Story Markers
The Hook
The Inciting Incident
Lock-In
The Reversal
The Dark Moment
Climax
Resolution
Tips for Effective Novellas
Limit Subplots
Limit Locations
Tighter Timeframes
Fewer Characters
Deep Motivation
Let it be a Novel
Novella Genres
Romance Tropes Suited for Novellas
Writing a Novella in Two Weeks
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Case Study (Christmas Stray)
The key points
Step-by-Step Guide
What is a Novella?
The Novella Form
Neither Here Nor There
Exercise #1
Novella Opportunities
Writing Short Doesn’t Mean Bad Writing
Exercise #2
A Model Novella
A Novel to a Movie == Novella
Compact Storyline Starter
Character Definition
Exercise #3
Seven Story Milestones
The Hook
Hook Depends on Genre
Exercise #4
Romance First Page
Hero and Heroine on First Page Pros
Hero and Heroine on First Page Cons
First Meet – Inciting Incident
Exercise #5
Reaction to First Meet
Exercise #6
Fun and Games
The Lock-in and Core Conflict
Exercise #7
Raise Emotional Stakes
Exercise #8
Help I’m in Love - Midpoint
Exercise #9
Foreshadow Dark Moment
Show Basis for True Love
Exercise #10
Dark Moment
Reeling and Recovering
Grand Romantic Moment – The Climax
Resolution or Epilogue
Novella Writing Schedule
Novella Markers (Part 1)
Novella Markers (Part 2)
Perfect Novella Tropes
Difficult Novella Tropes
Neutral Novella Tropes
Pitfalls of Romance Novella
Questions?
Publishing Your Novella
Pitfalls of Writing a Novella
Last Word
Resources
About the Author
Dangerous Love: Writing Romantic Suspense
Excerpt - The Protector Plot Type
Writing Books by Rachelle
Romance In A Month: Guide to Writing A Romance in Thirty Days
366 Ways to Know Your Character: A Romance In A Month Writing Workbook
Love Stories: Writing A Romance Novella in Thirty Days or Less: A Romance In A Month How-To Book
Writing Asian Romance Characters
Dangerous Love: Writing Romantic Suspense
Rachelle Ayala loves to teach and inspire. She has been a professor at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY and Elizabeth Seton College in Yonkers, NY. She has a Ph.D. from Cornell University and is the leader of the Romance In A Month writer's group. She's given webinars for the Florida Writers Association as well as the California Writers Club.
Her book, Knowing Vera, won the 2015 Angie Ovation Award, and A Father for Christmas garnered a 2015 Readers’ Favorite Gold Award.
Preface
Romance Writers, do you want to:
Keep your name in front of your readers with more releases and titles?
Learn why you should write shorter in order to write quicker?
Meet and exceed your yearly writing goals?
Participate in multi-author boxed sets for increased visibility and profit?
Claim your fair share of your reader’s attention span among today’s tsunami of information by producing a series of novellas or episodic serials?
Make more money while writing less?
If you do, you must master the art of writing shorter works while still providing your readers that great experience of your personal brand of storytelling and character voice.
In today’s ebook market, visibility is enhanced by always having something new in front of readers. After a reader closes your book, there are literally millions of offerings competing for her attention: books by other authors, video games, apps, movie clips, social media, chats and forums, and online parties.
The very best time for you to grab a reader and hold her attention is to have another story for her to read right away while she’s still basking in the afterglow of the story she just finished.
It’s really a no-brainer.
You either have a tremendous backlist like Nora Roberts or Stephen King, or you must build one quickly and effectively.
Writing novellas will do that for you. Trust me.
In today’s attention deficit world of instant messages and news bites, you as a writer will need to figure out how to write compelling novellas that will keep readers coming back for more.
You will build your author platform faster, gain more fans, and make more money. Who doesn’t want to do that?
In this book, I’m going to show all the ways to leverage your novellas to gain market share and increase your visibility with readers. I will also show you how to write an effective and engaging romance novella in a few short weeks. Learn the seven milestones that every novella