Characters in a Romance Novel

Writing tips on characters in your romance novel —

Before you even begin writing your novel, you need to know who your characters will be.

Minimally, you would want two major characters, the hero and the heroine.

They will interact mainly with each other throughout the novel.

More from Patty Apostolides, Ph.D.

Author of four novels and a poetry book, poet, musician, retired biologist, mother. PhD in Leadership and English, MFA in Creative Writing.

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