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
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Romance Writing Simplified: Conflict in Romance Stories
February 23, 2020
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
How to Write a Romance Novel: The Idea
February 16, 2020
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
Horror Romance Blog Post Series: The Romance Part of Horror Romance
September 24, 2018
In 2015, I decided to stop being a bad writer. I was working as a UI/UX Designer at a soulless corporation and hating every minute
Romance Novel Structure
July 17, 2018
I used to think the three-act structure was nonsense. I know how, however, that I only felt that way because I struggle with abstract concepts.
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