Tag: character motivation

How to Come Up with a Romance Novel Idea for NaNoWriMo

October 20, 2023

Table of Contents NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is an annual challenge to write a novel during the month of November. Its “winning” word

100 Internal Conflicts for Your Romance Story

March 13, 2021

Table of Contents Every story must have external and internal conflict. External conflict comes from the world around your main characters, and internal conflict is

Top 10 Things That Are Making Readers Put Down Your Romance Novel

August 16, 2020

Table of Contents At Lyss Em Editing, the ultimate goal is reader immersion. Readers want to get lost in a story, and authors want readers

Romance Writing Simplified: Character Motivation Comes from Backstory

February 24, 2020

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