Romance novel tips

Conflict in romance novels can be hard to get right. Here are three conflict squares (okay, two squares and a rectangle) that could help you find the strongest conflict for your next romance novel.

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Many writers identify as either a pantser or a plotter. I'm a hopeless plotter. As I worked on plotting out romance novellas I found I had to adapt a lot of the romance models for the shorter form. This led me to create the Romance Novella Plotting Cheat Sheets.

Writing a romance novel based on common tropes? Check this chart out. The column on the left (attraction by similarities) is good to refer to if you are writing a friends-to-lovers romance; the column on the right (attraction by differences) is good if you're writing an enemies-to-lovers romance. #writingromance #writingtips #amwriting

Top 10 Character Motivations for Romance Writers, Writing, Publishing, Readers

Are you writing a romance novel? In this post, I'll show you how to outline a romance novel using the three-act structure. Examples included! #amwriting #writingtips

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. However, a novel that only has one scene for each of these probably isn’t complete (or is a novella or short story). Thinking of a whole novel in terms of […] The post A Romance Novel Outline Template appeared first on Lyss Em Editing.

Today we’re going to look at story beats to help craft your romance novel. Beats are specific points of significance that occur in stories that a) help keep the tension up and b) help drive the story forward. They can also be extremely useful in helping you map out your story before you dive into your first draft.

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month—write a 50K word novel during November) starts today, and while I plan to continue blogging throughout NaNo, I wanted to make sure I gave you something good to keep you happy during my crazy month. *smile* Of course, whether or not you’d define today’s post as anything good might depend […]