Romance plot structure

Following on from our Mystery Plot Template Cheatsheet , which was following on from our Universal Storyline plot template , we are pleased ...

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 […]

how to plot a romance novel

A story structure represented as a diagram.

For writers pre-plotting in prep for NaNoWriMo, a Scene Tracker comes in handy. Brainstorm plot at the overall story level on a Plot Planner. Switch to a Scene Tracker when wanting to stimulate ideas for scenes with depth and meaning and ensure you're not simply relying on your writing strengths only but also giving equal time to your weak areas, too. Following is an Scene Tracker example to show you rather than tell you how, using the classic romance novel Candle in the Window by Christina…

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.

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