This book gives comprehensive how-to information for novice romance writers. For those new to the genre and/or to writing, this book provides a starting point for developing the skill set essential to writing a best-selling romance novel. "On Writing Romance" is a thorough reference that will provide readers with detailed descriptions of more than 20 sub-categories within the romance genre, tips for avoiding cliches, specific instruction for creating the perfect romantic couple, guidelines for drafting those all-important love scene, submission information for breaking into the genre, and much, much more.

About the Author

Leigh Michaels is the author of more than 80 contemporary novels. She teaches writing at in person seminars an on the Internet at Gotham Writer's Workshop and at Barnes & Noble University. She has written articles for Writer's Digest, The Writer, and the RWA journal.