
50 Romance Writing Prompts
For many writers, myself included, coming up with an idea for their next romance novel can be difficult. Looking for inspiration can feel like waiting
For many writers, myself included, coming up with an idea for their next romance novel can be difficult. Looking for inspiration can feel like waiting
At Lyss Em Editing, the ultimate goal is reader immersion. Readers want to get lost in a story, and authors want readers to do this
Many people have the misconception that antagonist and villain are synonyms, but the function of an antagonist is not to be evil. Instead, the antagonist
If you write romance with heat, sexual tension is an essential story element for creating suspense and excitement in the reader. To create sexual tension,
Most story problems, in my experience, come down to a lack of effective character motivation. Oftentimes authors (I’ve been guilty of this myself) will make
Each Romance Writing Daily Tips post features a few hundred words on one aspect of romance writing with the goal of presenting these complex ideas
A lot of people (including myself) will tell you that story ideas don’t really matter. There are no original ideas, after all. And while this
In a previous blog post, I discussed the six essential plot points and one optional plot point that readers expect to see in a romance
In a romance, your reader has to fall in love with your characters. It helps if at least one of those characters—usually the more dominant
As a writer, I love dialogue. As an editor… Well, my feelings are a little less fuzzy, especially when it comes to interrupted dialogue. When I
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