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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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