They swear a "formula" does not exist, but I’ve already proved them wrong...twice!
 

"I used this formula to write the first draft of my debut romance novel in just 72 hours, but (like you) I thought maybe it was just "luck" or a "fluke"...

...Until I Tried It Again and Wrote My Second Full-length Romance Novel in About 120 Hours!"

Why do they say there's no formula?

From: Tina Adams
Thursday, 3:57 PM
April 2006

Dear Frustrated Romance Writer:

My name is Tina Adams, and I’m the creator of The Magic Formula. I am writing this letter because I know you are interested in learning exactly what it takes to write a romance novel, and I’ve created a home study course that teaches you exactly that, and more. I call it "The Magic Formula" because when you work through each section, completing the exercises at the end, your novel almost writes itself – like magic.

Why did I create this course?

Because when I was yet an unpublished romance author, I desperately wanted...no, make that needed...a step-by-step guide that would lead me through the process of writing a romance novel. But it had to be simple and easy to understand. I had to be able to "get it". But no one offered what I needed.

Here's what happened...

My need to know led me on a how-to write romance book buying streak my husband still frowns about. Yes, like you may have done, I bought every "how-to write" and "how to write romance" guide I could get my hands on. I took more than my share of writing courses, and attended workshop after workshop...looking for that magic formula.

The Information Superhighway was a blessing in disguise. I read every article I could find on the writing craft, talked to anyone and everyone who was willing to share what they knew on the subject.

Still, with each new book I bought, each new article I read telling me how easy it was to do but not showing me "how" to do it, my desperation grew. Oh sure, there was a great idea here, and a perfect tip there, but nobody put everything I needed to write my romance novel together in one simple, easy to understand and follow guide that laid out exactly how to complete each step of the process...in the order I would need it.

Talk about frustrated...I was! Maybe what I was looking for wasn't really a "guide" so much as a "fill-in-the-blanks template" that I could use any time, for any romance novel I wanted to write and it would WORK.

After more than twenty years, I still have not found such an instruction manual. But the past two decades did give me something much, much better. I've learned everything there is to learn about writing a romance novel, from that first spark of an idea to the words "the end" I now know exactly what goes where and the best order in which to put it.

One day, it all finally "clicked" for me and you know what? That day, I sat down at my computer, and for the next three days, I did nothing but write...and go to the bathroom. My daughter brought my meals to the computer, and I ate while I wrote, for 18 straight hours each day.

At the end of those three days, my book was written. In August of 2005, it was published. I'd done it. Finally, almost a quarter of a century from the day I first decided to write a romance novel, I had a book published. The feel of holding the finished product in your hands, the baby you've worked so hard on, given so much of your time to...it's amazing!

Okay, so I did it. I paid my dues, studied hard, learned what I needed to know, wrote a book, and got it published. What does that have to do with you?

Possibly Everything!

Why? Because, this is what else I've done… I've taken all the insider information I gained over the years from talking to "those who are in the know", the vast mountains of knowledge I've accumulated from thousands of hours of study over the past two decades, and I've put it all together into the exact type of manual I always wanted for myself but could never seem to find.

This course is the culmination of everything I’ve learned about writing romance over the past twenty years. It tells you almost everything you need to know about how to plan, write, and sell a romance fiction novel...from that first "spark" of an idea to the words "the end" and beyond.

"...a wonderful tool! I've never seen writing broken down so simply and completely before! [The Magic Formula has] everything you've ever heard about writing a romance, broken down into simple yet effective exercises that should aide every writer from the beginner to the prolific, in learning and/or improving the craft of writing!"

Pamela Thibodeaux, author of the "Tempered" series  http://www.pamelathibodeaux.com/

"The Magic Formula" is the only course of its kind that I know of, where you can work through it as instructed and actually end up with what you set out to get – a finished, saleable romance novel.

This course doesn’t say, "Send me your stuff (thus putting your ideas at risk), and I’ll tell you if it’s good enough to publish." It shows you how to make sure of it yourself.

There is inside information in this course you will NEVER find anywhere else...quirky details and deceptively simple techniques no one else would think could apply to writing romance novels – yet they work like crazy!

The things you’ll learn in this course work now, and they will continue to work into infinity...because they are timeless tips and strategies you can use to write ANY type of romance novel, ANY time, ANY where.

In fact, this is the exact course I would have paid thousands of dollars to possess when I first started out as a romance writer. With The Magic Formula, you can cut almost 20 years off the learning process.

Here are a few "highlights" of what you’ll learn:

  • The one thing ANYONE must have, no matter if they’re a rank beginner or a seasoned, bestselling pro
     
  • The Rules of Seduction
     
  • A simple technique for quickly turning your ideas into complete, ready to write and sell novel concepts (which means you’ll be able to write more – faster!)
     
  • Everything you need to "pre-sell" your novel
     
  • A way to create the scenes and sequels in your novel so that they lock together so logically, so tightly, not one single word can be removed without damaging the entire story (which means less editing and rewriting for you!)
     
  • How to format your manuscript (and convince editors you’re a "professional" even if it’s your first time out!)
     
  • The secret to creating a winning six-second sales pitch for your book...

...and more.

"The Magic Formula is great for beginners, and wannabe writers. It plants the seed, germinates the story and initiates the writer into the art of storytelling."

Ann O'Bannon, author of the Shimuran Legacy
http://www.annobannon.com/

So if you’ve ever had the desire to see your book on the shelves of your local department store...

If you’ve ever dreamed of landing multi-book contracts and earning huge advances...

...you need to get your hands on this course RIGHT NOW.

Look, I know you don’t want to spend the bulk of your time, of your career as a writer, facing a blank computer screen, terrified because you want to write but your muse seems to have deserted you.

You want to be a published romance novelist.

You want to write at least one book a year to keep your name in front of readers (and your career advancing), but you also want to have the rest of your time FREE...free to enjoy as you want, free to spend with family, to hang out with your friends, and to bask in the glamour and glory of being a published, successful romance novelist. Right?

Then let me tell you what could happen if you don’t
get this course...

  • You may continue to buy how-to book after book, searching for the "magic formula" that has eluded the entire industry, that everyone insists does not exist for writing a romance novel
     
  • You may attend writing workshop after writing workshop, seeking the answers you could already have
     
  • You may buy other, higher priced but less useful writing courses
     
  • You may enter your works in progress into every writing contest you can find...and still not reach that over-the-rainbow goal of actually finishing a book and getting it published

...and like me, it may take 20 years (or more) for you to finally "get it".

That’s almost a quarter of a century!

Are you truly willing to wait that long to see your dream come true when you could order this course TODAY, and cut almost 20 years off the time it takes you to go from "aspiring romance writer" to "published romance author"?

From: Tina Adams
Friday, 11:28 AM
October 2008

The letter above was written over two years ago and a lot of things have occurred since I first offered The Magic Formula Home Study Course for romance writers back in April of 2006.

In light of those things, I pulled access to it. That’s right, The Magic Formula Home Study Course has not been available for purchase, in its entirety, by the general public for over two years.

Why? A few reasons...

  1. Some people believed that I had no authority for writing such a guide despite the fact that I'm a multi-published romance fiction author and that, in addition to being published with a traditional, royalty-paying publisher...

    I have over 20 years worth of research and study of the industry under my belt.
     
  2. Further, some people argued that I was "pirating the dreams of people who want to be published authors - using their desire to rip them off."

    I agree that $297 is a bit steep. But...since I launched the course in April (and subsequently removed it from the market), the value has risen exponentially.

    I recently posted just one section of this course in a very popular online community, and it was lauded as...a "college level" course on writing...no matter the writing genre!

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  3. Then there were some who believed I shouldn't care what the "few" think. That I shouldn't let the minority hold the rest of you back from getting information that could potentially be the one piece of know-how you needed to break free of the block that's holding you back with your writing, to kick-start your writing again, and help you actually finish your book.

These folks are the reason I've decided to offer The Magic Formula again.

1) I wish I had Tina Adam's The Magic Formula Home Study Course when I was starting out! What a treasure trove! I had to study many 'how to' tomes to learn what she puts all in one course.

2) Tina Adam's The Magic Formula Home Study Course is a must have for any beginning romance author - and a great find for veteran writers to brush up on their skills!

3) The Magic Formula Home Study Course by Tina Adams belongs on every romance writers book shelf!

4) A must have for any beginning romance writer!

Morag McKendrick Pippin
http://www.moragmckendrickpippin.com
BLOOD MOON OVER BRITAIN
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But first, before I tell you how you can get access to The Magic Formula, before anyone gets pissy and/or goes off the deep end, let me clear up a little something right quick...

Look. I'm a romance writer, just like you.

I'd feel exactly the same as you if someone proclaimed to have found some "magic bean" that could turn aspiring romance authors into best-selling romance authors overnight.

That's not what I'm doing here.

The fact is that the tips and techniques revealed in The Magic Formula Home Study Course are the exact information I used to write my debut romance novel Redemption in just three days (72 hours).

It was my first draft, but I did have that first draft done in just 72 hours.

However, you should know it took another 6 months of editing before I felt that story was "publishable".

And yes, at first I thought the same thing you're probably thinking...maybe it was just a fluke?

Luck, if you will. Then...

I wrote my second full-length romance novel (THE LEGACY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW), the first draft of which came in at almost 100,000 words in about 120 hours…and I documented it all to include in The Magic Formula Home Study Course.

All my pre-planning notes, query, synopsis, everything. I left nothing out. There are over 70 pages!

But anyway...

Why did I call this course "The Magic Formula" Home Study Course if I don't believe in "magic bean cookie cutter templates" kind of formulas?

Because there's nothing "mad-lib, cookie-cutter-ish" about it. If you work through each section, completing the exercises at the end, your novel almost seems to write itself...

...like magic.

Is it magic?

No. You do actually have to write your story.

But The Magic Formula Home Study Course makes it easier. A lot easier.

"Tina Adams' home study course, The Magic Formula, is a step-by-step guide that teaches you how to organize, write and sell a romance novel. Whether you are a beginning writer or have some experience, this course will help you craft better stories.

Each chapter contains easy-to-follow instructions that take the guesswork out of developing your novel from concept to completion and beyond. Exercises help you apply what you're learning as you develop your own novel.

The book is well organized and easy to follow. I'm sure you will find it to be a valuable reference that you'll turn to again and again."

Ronda Del Boccio
Award-winning author, published on 4 continents

Check this out...

...1+1=2...

...H2O...

...(H+h)A/C+HEA=R...

Know what's the same ‘bout those three lines?

Each of them contains a formula.

The first is the formula for discovering the sum of two numbers. The second is the formula for water. WATER. It seems the composition of everything in life can be broken down into a simple formula.

Even romance novels…

See that third line? That's the simple, "secret" formula for romance fiction as suggested by multi-published romance author Deborah M. Hale back in 2005.

For a complete explanation of her suggested formula, you can visit her website. I'll give you the URL in a minute but first, check out what Deborah has to say about whether or not there is a formula to writing romance fiction.

She says, "After writing over a dozen romance novels, it finally occurred to me that perhaps there IS a formula at the heart of romance fiction. It isn't a strict recipe or template but more like a scientific formula that describes fundamental principles."

I say, "Amen, Deborah!"

Deborah goes on to say, "...like Einstein's famous relativity equation, each letter represents an infinite number of possibilities, giving rise to an infinite number of results. Yet the idea it (the formula) represents remains constant."

You can read more at http://members.aol.com/hrwdebhale/formula.htm

I've written not one, but two complex, beautiful books using The Magic Formula that I am extremely proud of. And I'm getting ready to start a third manuscript that my publisher has already requested to see.

...and...

So...you wanted an answer, and you've got it.

Is there a formula to writing romance fiction?

Definitely YES.

See, the one simple fact most folks neglect to recall when they are heatedly denying the possibility of a formula is that all stories, whether romance, horror, science fiction, fantasy, or some genre I've left out follow some type of formula even if it is nothing more than chronological order.

If a story has a plot at all, it was most definitely written to a formula.

I say this because it is widely known and freely researchable (meaning easily proven) that the "formula" for a plot consists of nothing more than having a series of “plot points” or “key scenes” that are logically linked from one to another and which map out the movement of a story from point A to point Z (or from beginning to end).

And this is exactly the kind of thing you will become skilled at creating when you use The Magic Formula.

So...what's "in" The Magic Formula Home Study Course?

I'll tell you...

The Magic Formula Home Study Course leads you through many different aspects of writing a romance novel, from your first inspiration to how to find readers for your published romance novel. Such as:
  • What a romance novel is
     
  • What all writers must have before they can write a story
     
  • A simple technique for developing your initial idea into a complete novel concept
     
  • How to create highly individual people to live on your pages
     
  • Why the best stories are about characters having something vitally important to do
     
  • A method for creating a world in which your reader feels she could step into and live your story herself
     
  • The one question you must answer to suspend your readers disbelief and keep her reading your story
     
  • The only best way to start your story
     
  • Two story supports that, if used properly, help you completely avoid the dreaded sagging middle
     
  • A method for choosing which point of view to write your story from
     
  • A sentence-by-sentence method for plotting your story
     
  • The secret to creating a winning six-second sales pitch for your book, and more.
    •

    As a romance writer, knowing these things can help you write your book faster, while also helping you to write a better book than you might if you didn't know them.

    "The Magic Formula by Tina Adams is a must read, for beginning as well as bestselling authors. Not only beginning writers but the most successful author will benefit from its simplistic genius. [With The Magic Formula], even bestselling authors can write quicker and easier (to better meet their deadlines).

    [The Magic Formula] is written in the highest form of simplicity (the better to guide a beginning writer), and yet, its full understanding and explanations of the building and writing of a romance novel (or any book for that matter) is pure genius! [The Magic Formula] is not only easy to read, but just as easy to understand and utilize its instructions. Learning to write will never be easier than this!"

    Torri Mbriel
    Reviewer

    You can put The Magic Formula Home Study Course to work for you, and cut years off the time it takes you to go from "wannabe romance writer" to "romance author with a completed manuscript - ready to sell".

    See, I have already done the research for you, already put in the thousands of hours of study so you don't have to, so that you can come into the industry a few steps ahead of the game.

    Here are a few more things you'll learn in The Magic Formula:
  • How to map out your stories, so you'll always know what comes next...avoid writers block!
     
  • How to increase the tension in your story
     
  • What a hook is for
     
  • How to hold your readers attention, and keep her reading from page one to the end
     
  • What a romance novel is not
     
  • What makes a character grow and change
     
  • The function of Obstacles in your story
     
  • What theme is
     
  • The Tension Tool--what it is, and how to use it
     
  • What turning points do in your story
     
  • How to pinpoint the exact spot where the beginning of your story ends and the middle begins
     
  • What goes into the end of your story
     
  • The function of the dark moment
     
  • What you must do to keep your reader from feeling cheated by your story
     
  • What you need to pre-sell your novel
     
  • How to show, not tell why your lovers love
     
  • How to catch an editors interest in your query letter
     
  • What you need to know to motivate your characters
     
  • The uses of setting
     
  • Why you need to send an editor sample chapters
     
  • How to properly format your manuscript
     
  • What a critical situation is
     
  • Why you can't allow weak spots in your story, and how to avoid doing so
     
  • The catalyst that moves your story from beginning to end
     
  • How to track manuscript submissions, and why you should
     
  • Who is responsible for marketing your book
     
  • What the love scene is all about
     
  • How to create sexual tension
     
  • What authorial intrusion is
     
  • What goes into a marketing plan
     
  • What head-hopping is, and why you shouldn't do it
     
  • The difference between the romance and your story's plot
     
  • A simple four-step plotting method
    •

    Sure, you could do what I did and spend hour upon grueling hour searching out this information for yourself, more time putting each piece, each strategy, each hint in its proper, logical order but you don't have to. I've already done all the "hard stuff" for you.

    All you have to do is get it and put it to work for you.

    As I said above, The Magic Formula Home Study Course is not currently available, in its entirety, for purchase anywhere else, and hasn't been for over two years.

    But… you can get it on this page.

    Here's what you'll get:
    • The Magic Formula Home Study Course in its entirety

    Plus...
    • The Magic Formula Novel Writing Notebook (CD-ROM)
       
    • Properly Formatted Manuscript Template (CD-ROM)
       
    • Properly Formatted Synopsis Template (CD-ROM)
       
    • Properly Formatted Query Letter Template (CD-ROM)

    Plus...

    You'll get to follow the entire romance writing process along with me through the writing of THE LEGACY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW.

    You'll get a copy of:

    • My query letter...the actual query letter that landed me a contract
       
    • My synopsis
       
    • All of my pre-planning notes
       
    • ...and a copy of THE LEGACY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW so you can see exactly how the story came out in the final writing.

    It'll almost be like you're watching over my shoulder while I write an entire romance novel before your eyes!

    You can't get much better than that in a home study course.

    "The Magic Formula" Home Study Course is as close as you’ll get to a fill-in-the-blanks template that you can use, any time, for any romance novel you want to write, and have it actually WORK.

    So...are you ready to write your romance novel?

    What's it gonna cost me?

    Let's talk about the price for a moment. I know to a lot of you $297 is a chunk of cash...but isn't your career...your dream of being a published romance novelist worth it?

    Right now, the typical advance from a traditional New York based royalty-paying publisher for a first novel is between $3,000 and $5,000. With your very first contract, even if you get the "lower end" of the advance spectrum, you will have earned back the cost of this course 10 times!

    When you use what you learn in The Magic Formula home study course, actually see the almost instantaneous results, you'll agree with me that picking up this course was one of the best investments you ever made in your writing career.

    Are You Ready To (At Last!) Achieve Your Dream?

    Please rush me my copy of The Magic Formula Home Study Course for just $297!

    I understand that I will get everything listed below...

      The Magic Formula Home Study Course in its entirety
      The Magic Formula Novel Writing Notebook (CD-ROM)
      Properly Formatted Manuscript Template (CD-ROM)
      Properly Formatted Synopsis Template (CD-ROM)
      Properly Formatted Query Letter Template (CD-ROM)

     PLUS...

      A copy of the actual query letter that landed me a contract
          THE LEGACY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW synopsis
      THE LEGACY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW pre-planning notes
      ...and a copy of THE LEGACY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW paperback book

     

    To your writing success,

    Tina Adams

    Writing As Morgan Leshay
    Author of Redemption and
    The Legacy Of Sleepy Hollow

    PS: Just imagine...your name on a glossy cover and the prestige of (finally!) being a published romance author. Don’t miss out on your dream. Demand your copy of The Magic Formula today.

    PPS: The Magic Formula is truly as close as you’ll get to a fill-in-the-blanks template. It's like having a patient, kind and understanding, hand-holding, published author mentor walking you through the process of writing your novel, pointing out the best ways to complete each step along the way!

    PPPS: As I stated above, the things you'll learn in The Magic Formula work now, and will continue to work into infinity...they're timeless tips and strategies that you can use to write a romance novel anytime.

    PPPPS: Not ordering today will cost you more time until you can have the answers to the questions you've wanted answered for months (maybe even years!) in your hands, and remember…as time goes on, the cost of The Magic Formula home study course will rise, which means you’ll have to pay more to get your hands on the course if you wait.