Designed to demystify the fiction-writing process, Pro Write's new workshop, "Write Genre Novels (Commercial Fiction) for Fun and Profit", shows new writers how to build a fiction-writing career.

Angela Booth, who's written and published romance novels, says she wrote the workshop because most new writers don't understand the importance of deciding on their novel's genre before they start to write the book. She says: "A genre label answers the 'What is it?' question which will be posed first by a writer's editor, then by the sales and marketing departments of the publisher. Understanding genre, and writing to genre, starts novelists off on the right foot, and can save them years of wasted effort."

Genres are categories of novels. The major genres include: romance, mystery, horror, science fiction, thriller and fantasy. Booth says that when authors start by deciding on the genre they're writing in, they start the right way, by considering their readers, who choose books by genre. "Some people read only mysteries. Others read only science fiction. Many women read only romances, and they’ll read half a dozen of the Harlequin romances a month."

Many books on the New York Times fiction bestseller list are genre novels. For example, Dan Brown's novel, The Da Vinci Code, has been on the list for months. Its genre? It's a thriller.

Pro Write's workshop takes writers through the process of writing a novel, from deciding on a genre to completing the novel. It's made up of three lessons, with exercises, which writers can complete and can post on the Pro Write forum for feedback.

Angela Booth is pleased with the response to the workshop. "Writers enjoy it because it's interactive, and they feel that they're part of a community. Our site has something new for them almost every day to help them to develop their professional careers".

The workshop is part of the Pro Write site, at http://www.prowrite.biz/ . Subscribers have instant access not only to the fiction workshop, but to other writing workshops, with a new workshop added to the site every month.

ABOUT PRO WRITE: PROFESSIONAL WRITING SECRETS

Pro Write: Professional Writing Secrets http://www.prowrite.biz/ was developed by professional writer Angela Booth, and Web site designer Birgitt Thursby, to help writers to build successful full-time writing careers. Designed as a fun, interactive training site, Pro Write provides an on-going series of practical workshops in fiction, nonfiction and copywriting, and publishes three ezines for subscribers. The site is dedicated to helping writers to build their income, as well as their self-esteem and creativity.

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