Romance

Your book centres on the development of a relationship between central characters. Examples of romantic fiction have been produced by Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte and Nicholas Sparks, while Mills and Boon are a publisher synonymous with romance novels. If you're writing erotic fiction then your narrative will be driven more by the sexual relationship between your characters. Notable writers of erotic fiction are Anne Rice, EL James and Sylvia Day.

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What Do We Write About When We Write About Love?

Claire King

3rd November 2016

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24th January 2023

Author Claire King delves into the complexities of writing about love, particularly when it comes to wrestling with reader and market expectations....

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Writing Romantic Comedy: More Than Meets The Eye

Cathy Bramley

10th February 2016

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15th October 2020

Author Cathy Bramley discusses the idea of romantic comedy being an easy genre to write, and outlines the challenges that writers face in keeping...

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Why I Write Romantic Comedy

Milly Johnson

9th February 2016

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15th October 2020

Bestselling romance novelist Milly Johnson discusses why she writes romantic comedy and what the genre means to her.

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A Truth Universally Acknowledged

Katie Oliver

7th January 2016

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23rd September 2020

Author Katie Oliver discusses the enduring popularity of Jane Austen, and the one thing all classic novels have in common.

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From Idea to Series: Adventures Abroad

Jen McConnel

22nd April 2015

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18th September 2020

Author Jen McConnel discusses how her adventures abroad informed the development of her New Adult travel series for Bloomsbury Spark.

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Love Writing

Elise Valmorbida

16th April 2015

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4th August 2022

Elise Valmorbida explores the difficulties of avoiding clichés when writing about love.