1. You believe in happy endings.

2. You've always wanted to write a novel.

3. You enjoy reading romance novels.

4. Romance novels speak the universal language of love conquering all.

5. You're up for a creative challenge.

6. More unpublished authors make a first sale in romance than in any other genre.

7. Romance readers are loyal and will follow a favorite author to a new genre.

8. More romances are sold every year than any other kind of novel.

9. The strategy has worked okay for Nora Roberts.

10. You know in your heart you could succeed if you only had the chance.