Make A Living Writing Romance

So you want to write a romance. If that is all you think about then you are already a romance writer. Now, you need to work on perfecting your craft one day at a time. Today, identify some things that you are doing wrong and learn to avoid them at all costs. We are talking about your Romance writing habits.

Bad habits are bad habits. It takes about two weeks to create a habit so it takes about the same length of time to break one. You’ll feel awkward and strange at first, going against the grain, but you’ll soon come to like it.

Bad Habit #1: Writing inconsistently

A romance writer writes. If you want to get better, then it is going to have to take some priority in your life. You’d probably be surprised to know that many of the most prolific romance writers wrote all the time before they became well-known.

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Romance writing is one of the great creative arts. Not just anyone does it and does it well. But, raw talent will only get you so far. There is still a lot to learn throughout a writer’s life that will help their work to be better still. One is that you know which bad romance writing habits to avoid.

Actually, that’s not exactly true. All bad writing habits are to be avoided. Some, you can probably pick out readily but some you have been taught to do for years throughout grade school and high school. We don’t want your English teacher to jump out of the shadows and rap your knuckles so we’ll tread lightly but truthfully.

Bad habit #1: Using boring language

We all know what we don’t like when we read.  Boring language consists of using simple nouns and verbs like you did when you first learned to write. Need an example? Instead of using words like dog, cat, house and book, try to create prose fiction that is a bit more descriptive like mongrel, stray feline, split-level and tome. Okay, so some people may not know what “tome” means but if it sounds interesting they will take the time to look it up so that they can keep reading.

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