Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Writing a Romantic Novel
Donna Baker · 1998
52/100
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Baker's guide offered genuine step-by-step value for aspiring romance writers in the late 1990s, and the practitioner insights from working novelists give it a lived-in quality that purely theoretical craft guides lack. The problem is that every chapter touching on research, publishing, and market expectations is now functionally obsolete. A 2024 writer is better served by a current craft guide.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance52
craft55
originality48
accuracy42
hype45
age-fit60
human-eye48
Penny’s verdict52
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