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Romance Writing Simplified: Love Interest = Antagonist

February 26, 2020

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

Romance Writing Simplified: Writing Sexual Tension

February 25, 2020

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,

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

10 Sexy Character Traits for Your Romance Heroes and Heroines

May 13, 2019

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

Character Planning with the Zodiac

April 22, 2019

One of the most challenging parts of writing fiction is crafting characters who feel like real people. And if you’re someone who has written multiple

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