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
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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
How to Write a Romance Novel: The Idea
February 16, 2020
Table of Contents A lot of people (including myself) will tell you that story ideas don’t really matter. There are no original ideas, after all.
A Romance Novel Outline Template
May 20, 2019
In a previous blog post, I discussed the six essential plot points (and one optional plot point) readers expect to see in a romance novel.
The Plot Embryo for Romance Stories
April 15, 2019
Table of Contents Dan Harmon, the man behind Community and Rick and Morty, created an explanation of story structure called the Plot Embryo or Story
Romance Novel Structure
July 17, 2018
Table of Contents I used to think the three-act structure was nonsense. I know how, however, that I only felt that way because I struggle
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