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    Romance In A Month: How To Write A Romance
    Romance In A Month: How To Write A Romance
    Romance In A Month: How To Write A Romance
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    Romance In A Month: How To Write A Romance

    By Rachelle Ayala

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    Romances are fun and easy to write. Romance In A Month is a method of writing a romance novel with the help of a community of writers. Our goal is to finish a single plotline romance in a month of writing time.

    Learn the basics of writing a romance, characterization, plot points, motivation and goals, and how to speed up your writing by using common romance tropes and archetypes. Exercises, slides, and examples are also included to guide you in creating your own unique romance.

    Form your own group of writers to encourage and pace each other. There's strength in numbers, and this guide book will show you how to successfully and consistently write along with a group.

    An appendix of romance writing resources includes:
    tropes
    events
    roles
    occupations
    how to brainstorm titles
    a reading list by trope

    So start your romance writing journey today with this must-have resource guide to write a romance in thirty days.

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    Other Writing Books by Rachelle Ayala
    - Dangerous Love: Writing Romantic Suspense
    - Writing Asian Romance Characters
    - Love Stories: Writing a Romance Novella
    - 366 Ways to Know Your Character

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRachelle Ayala
    Release dateJul 13, 2014
    ISBN9781501453700
    Romance In A Month: How To Write A Romance
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    Rachelle Ayala

    Rachelle Ayala is the author of dramatic romantic suspense and humor-laden, sexy contemporary romances. Her heroines are feisty, her heroes hot. Needless to say, she's very happy with her job.Rachelle is an active member of online critique group, Critique Circle, and a volunteer for the World Literary Cafe. She is a very happy woman and lives in California with her husband. She has three children and has taught violin and made mountain dulcimers.Visit her at: http://www.rachelleayala.net and download free books at http://rachelleayala.net/free-books

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      Excellent! I loved that Rachelle got straight to the heart of things and gave me tips that I'm going to use immediately. I also love great exercises that help guide me with using the new knowledge, so hers were appreciated. The icing on the cake was the parts on positive mindset and affirming yourself and other writers. Thanks, Rachelle!

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    Romance In A Month - Rachelle Ayala

    Romance In A Month

    Also by Rachelle Ayala

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    Her Christmas Chance

    A Christmas Creek Carol

    Kitty, It's Cold Outside

    A Christmas Creek Caper

    A Veteran's Christmas

    A Father for Christmas

    A Pet for Christmas

    A Wedding for Christmas

    Chance for Love

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    Hidden Under Her Heart

    Have A Hart Romance

    Christmas Lovebirds

    Valentine Hound Dog

    Spring Fling Kitty

    Blue Chow Christmas

    Valentine Wedding Hound

    Summer Love Puppy

    Dog Days of Love

    Valentine Puppies and Kisses

    Happy Goose Year

    Love Charmed Romance

    Black Tied: Sapphire

    Red Hexed: Ruby

    My Country Heart

    Going Haywire

    Going Toe to Mistletoe

    Going Hearts Over Heels

    Going Gets Hot

    Smart Woman's Guide

    Smart Woman's Guide to Bitcoin

    The Fae Legacy

    Lucky Like Love

    Unexpected Paradise

    Where Love Blossoms

    Standalone

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    Christmas Stray

    Love Stories: Writing a Romance Novella

    Michal's Window

    Your Daily Bible Verse

    Writing Asian Romance Characters

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    366 Ways to Know Your Character

    Hide My Heart: Prodigal Daughter

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    Watch for more at Rachelle Ayala’s site.

    ROMANCE IN A MONTH

    GUIDE TO WRITING A ROMANCE IN 30 DAYS

    RACHELLE AYALA

    HTTPS://RACHELLEAYALA.NET

    CONTENTS

    Writing Books by Rachelle Ayala

    Preface

    1. 1 - What is Romance In A Month?

    Announcement

    It’s All About the Story

    The Word Count Trap

    Daily Story Updates

    Acknowledgments

    How to Use This Book

    2. 2 - How to Write a Romance

    Components of a Romance

    Characters

    Plot Points of a Romance

    3. 3 - Romance In A Month Principles

    Word Count Doesn’t Count

    Butts in Seats

    Start with A Cliché or Trope

    Know your Hero and Heroine

    Limit Complications

    No Judgments

    4. 4 - Class Slides

    Goal: Write a Romance in a month

    General

    Class Activities

    Guidelines

    After Writing Finishes

    Shortcuts for Speedy Writing

    Why Tropes?

    Trope Observations

    5. 5 - Assignments & Exercises

    Romance In A Month Mindset

    Believe It, Claim It, Do It

    Why Do You Write What You Write?

    Exercise 1: Why Do I Write?

    Romance Basics

    Romance is Emotions

    Keys to Romance

    Exercise 2 – Identifying the Keys

    Seven Tropes (Examples)

    Exercise #3 (Note: Trope List and Story Events and Roles List in Appendix)

    Character, Plot, or Both?

    Hero Archetypes

    Heroine Archetypes

    Character Development

    Goals

    Example (Carina from Whole Latte Love)

    More about Character Goals

    Motivations

    Example (Carina’s Motivations)

    Exercise #4

    Show, Don’t Tell

    Conflict is the Heart of the Story

    Exercise #5

    Conflict in Romance

    Example: Dylan and Carina

    Exercise #6

    Sexual Tension is a Must

    Love Scenes

    Heat and Sensuality Levels

    Anatomy of a Romance

    In the Beginning

    Push Me Pull You

    Is This Love?

    Big Bad Breakup

    Climax and Change

    Grand Romantic Moment

    Review: Character Goals, Motivations, Conflicts

    Exercise 7

    Review: Romance Plot Points

    Exercise 8

    Common Romance Pitfalls

    Exercise 9 [Writing Start]

    Avoid Demotivators

    Thirty Daily Questions

    6. 6 - Class Examples

    Sample Story Post

    Sample Daily Brainstorming

    Sample Random Question

    Monday Pep Talk Slides

    Class Survey Comments

    7. 7 - What Next?

    Revision

    Publishing Services

    Final Thoughts

    8. 8 - Appendix and Resources

    First Date Locations

    Cute Meet Events

    Lock-In Roles

    List of Tropes

    Hot Hero Occupations

    Strong Heroine Occupations

    How to Devise Romance Titles

    Reading List by Trope

    Excerpt - Love Stories: Writing a Romance Novella

    Tips for Effective Novellas

    Limit Subplots

    Limit Locations

    Tighter Timeframes

    Fewer Characters

    Deep Motivation

    Let it be a Novel

    Excerpt - Dangerous Love: Writing Romantic Suspense

    Excerpt - Writing Asian Romance Characters

    The Need for Sensitivity

    Changing Reading Audience

    Historical Boundaries

    Accents and Foreign Words

    Differences in Opinion

    Reading List with Heat Levels

    American Heartland: Sweet Country Hearts Series (Sweet)

    American Heartland: My Country Heart Series [Steamy]

    American Heartland: Have A Hart Romance Series (Sweet)

    Desiring Danger [Dark Romantic Suspense, Steamy]

    Not Mine - Romantic Comedy

    Beach Reads

    Christmas Romances

    Christmas Creek Romances

    Sweet Romance: A Veteran’s Christmas Series [Sweet]

    Contemporary Romance: Bad Boys for Hire Series (Steamy)

    Sports Romances (Steamy)

    Club Cockburn (Steamy)

    Men of Spring Baseball Series (Steamy)

    Love and Trouble: Romantic Suspense

    Jingle Belles Christmas Series [Steamy]

    Paranormal Romance [Sweet]

    The Fae Legacy [Sassy]

    Contemporary Romances: Sánchez Sisters [Steamy]

    Jewells in Love [Steamy]

    Romantic Suspense: Chance for Love Series

    Historical Romance

    Non-Fiction

    About the Author

    Copyright © 2014 by Rachelle Ayala

    All rights reserved.

    ISBN-13: 978-1500346645

    ISBN-10: 1500346640

    No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

    All trademarks belong to their respective holders and are used without permission under trademark fair use.

    Cover design by Rachelle Ayala Publishing, LLC

    Book Formatting by Rachelle Ayala Publishing, LLC

    Contact Rachelle at

    https://smarturl.it/ContactRachelle

    Vellum flower icon Created with Vellum

    Michele Shriver

    for her bravery and class spirit

    >>><<<

    It’s the only way to write. I’m a lifer now!!

    PREFACE

    Do you wish you knew ...

    How to crack the code of a modern, contemporary single plotline romance?

    How to get motivated to write and finish your romance story ideas?

    How successful authors write consistently and put out high quality work at regular intervals?

    How to use strong and sympathetic characters and hit well known romance plot points to create your unique romance story?

    How a supportive group of writers can motivate each other to write faster and better?

    Why setting a daily word count goal is not the best way to track your progress?

    How to keep your motivation going, book after book, and publish on a regular basis?

    How to make writing friends and form your own group of romance writers to encourage each other to greater awesomeness?

    In this book, you’ll learn a simple method of writing a romance in a short period of time. You’ll also discover why writing alongside a group of like-minded authors is a great way to enhance your productivity as well as raise your spirits, not to mention give you help and assistance along your writing and publishing journey.

    A lot of it starts with you, your beliefs, desires, and faith in yourself. However, couple that with tried techniques and using processes which work, you can take your writing to the next level, complete your romance stories at a faster pace, and do so regularly.

    Romance In A Month is a method of writing a romance novel with the help of a community of writers. Our goal is to enable you to finish a single plotline romance in a month of writing time and give you the techniques to do it over and over again.

    1 - WHAT IS ROMANCE IN A MONTH?

    In the spring of 2014, I recruited almost forty writers to join my private Facebook Group dedicated to the art and science of writing a romance in a month. This book is the result of our shared experiences and will show you how to start your own group to write a romance in a month.

    ANNOUNCEMENT

    Join romance author Rachelle Ayala on a guided journey to write a romantic story in one month. There will be handouts and lessons posted. The class is no pressure, fun only, and motivational. We will, as a group, inspire and support each other. There are no word count goals, nada. You may write any length from a flash romance to an epic romance, or finish with an outline or synopsis. The important thing is to go through the experience together and know that you CAN do it!

    IT’S ALL ABOUT THE STORY

    Romance In A Month is a positive, affirming group of writers who support each other on the one month journey of creating a romantic story. The only requirement for class membership is a desire to write along with a group and a commitment to treat class members in a respectful and friendly manner.

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