3 First-Chapter Red Flags: How I Know Your Romance Novel Needs Developmental Editing
May 20, 2026
Table of Contents As a freelance romance editor since 2018, I’ve critiqued about a bajillion opening chapters as free sample edits. By now, from
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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
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: 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
Romance Writing Simplified: Conflict in Romance Stories
February 23, 2020
Every story, regardless of genre, needs conflict. And this conflict must be relatable and believable to readers or the story falls apart. Romance readers in
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