Longtime Queen of the Romance Writers

Longtime Queen of the Romance Writers
If you've ever thought of writing a romance novel, you can't go wrong reading Barbara Cartland. She had the magic formula that all romances contain. For many years, Barbara Cartland wrote more than 723 books, and was considered the most prolific author of the 20th Century.
The Step Grandmother of Princess Diana, she reigned throughout the world as the Queen of the Romantic Novel. Not only was she a prolific and well-loved author of her time, but as the author of over 1,000 million books sold, she was listed in the Guinness book of Records. Her novels of romance and love have been enjoyed by generations in over 36 countries.
As well as her romantic novels she also wrote books on health and vitamins and was a great believer in the healing power of honey and the benefits of vitamins. She also wrote a number of cookery books; the recipes from which were often used in the House of Commons.
Barbara wrote a number of biographies of famous characters from history, including the biography of her brother, Ronald Cartland, who was the first Member of Parliament to be killed in the Second World War. This book has a preface by Sir Winston Churchill. It would help you on your road to becoming a successful Romance Novelist to read some of Barbara Cartland's books as well as her Biography.
She is one of my favorites and she had the magic, best seller formula. And what is the magic formula? Heroine meets hero; emotions fire between them; she is drawn, can't resist, but obstacles keep them apart. They struggle, finally come together in a satisfying, happy ending. That's the formula, now you need to figure out in what genre you want to place your heroine and hero.
M. Bradley McCauley is an author in various genres, from romances to metaphysics, poetry to essays, she has published books and articles on a multitude of subjects.
To read more about how you can write a best selling romance novel, check Writing Romance Novels.