Elements That Make Up A Great Romance Novel

If you are an avid romance novel reader, you would know that they have come a long way since the tiring stereotypes of the 1970-1980s

. These are the ones that people ridicule thinking that they are not real books; they are too cheesy in their storylines, and with totally predictable characters.

Romance novels were primarily written for female readership and stereotypes of these women readers have been varied from insecure, nave, to totally bored and a helpless romantic who fantasizes about love and fairy-tale romance. Now, romance novels feature strong heroines and complex plot twists that really make the readers think, feel, and be in the story. They can easily become interesting reads for people of all ages since their stories also cater to a wider age and social group and more realistic view of the modern world and its issues.

For more of the steamy romance stories, there are hundreds of thousands of erotic romance novels online and romance books for adults that you can easily and quickly glance over in the Internet. Adult romance novels online have steadily gained a strong following, and have become a sort of past time for adults and romance novel fanatics.

Romance novels, and their various sub genre categories, have been a consistent top seller in Amazon, and other popular online bookstores. Some of the most recognized sub genres are: Contemporary series, Regency romances, Romantic suspense (includes crime or danger), Erotic romance (sexually explicit), Chick-lit (contemporary, humorous - often talks about city life or glamorous jobs), Young adult, and Historical. With all these various sub genres, it is no wonder why romance novels have gained a wider audience and stereotypes of the past are slowly fading.

Some elements that you need to have to make sure your romance novel story works can be summed up easily. Although these are not a guarantee that your romance novel will hit the millions of dollars in sales, they can surely guide you, whether you are a writer or reader, in knowing what to look for in a good romance novel.

First element is the characters. In romantic fiction, the story revolves around two charactersthe ones who fall in love. Traditionally, these characters are a man and a woman, but of course there are targeted sub genres now for gay and lesbian readers. Also, the story is usually told from the woman's point of view because the vast majority of romance readers are women, and they are more interested in reading about the woman's perspective than about the man's. Since romance novels are shorter that other fiction novels, they are written with a strong focus on the two main characters rather than having pages go on and on about secondary characters.

Second is conflict. Romance novel plots that have the true essence of the genre are usually centered on the hero and heroine initially disliking each other or circumstances around them happen to bring them closer to each other; or they fall in love but there are obstacles in the way of their romance (for example, she is engaged to another man) and at the story climax, they get past this obstacle and reach the happy ending.

Finally, there is always realistic dialogue and vivid writing that describes the setting of the story. This always improves the readers experience and helps them relate more to the characters.

by: nathanhilson

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