How to start writing a romance novel

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I have been reading romance for the past fourteen years. Many romance readers have the same amount of, if not more, time under their belt. Regardless, stating that romance readers are dedicated to their genre is putting it lightly as it is the top selling genre in the publishing industry.Those who share my love of romance will understand when I tell you there are certain scenes we all look for when reading a novel from our beloved genre. And if they aren’t in the story…. Well, let’s just say…

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.

There are three types of outliners, and I have experience being all three! I've now honed the outlining process for my romance novels in order to write faster and with more purpose. I share some of my favorite books for helping me outline as well!

Don't know how to start your romance story? Here's a set up that never fails to catch hearts. There’s nothing like a good old “Until next time” trope. Give your character a bout of serendipity. . .then take it away until the time is right again. #writingtips #writingromance #writers #write #writinginspiration #writingmotivation #romancestory #storytelling #thewriteen #bookwriting #novelwriting #writinganovel #shippableromance

We've created novel outline templates for each major genre that follow the Hero's Journey and other proven story frameworks.

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By Grace CaylorHave you ever watched a really cheesy Hallmark movie? Or read a romance novel that was too predictable and had practically zero conflict?Certainly, as writers, we ought to write romances that are more natural and realistic, which of course means there must be conflict. Google’s first definition of romance is “a feeling of