…the romance I haven’t enjoyed reading? The story is starting with two characters not liking each other, well, not really.…
One of my pet peeves as an editor was characters compared to celebrities…she was like ______…or…his muscles rivaled those of…
…everyday life …tears caused by life …hugs …being taken care of by loved one(s) …taking care of loved one(s) …reading…
This is going to be a very quick and rough outline of who the character, Iris, is and why she’s…
For the author. I do not believe I am a romantic. I have never called myself a romantic. My husband…
Basic romance involves two people meeting and falling in love forever being happy. Everything else around that core is filler…
Probably because the characters need to feel a match. The readers need to want and believe they belong together. When…
Can it be too sappy? Not sappy enough? What’s wrong with sappiness? What is sapping? I’ve also thought sappy meant…
What is the HEA, happy ever after? The last time I talked about whether leads should end up a romantic…
Romance works in other genres. It can be the main genre or the secondary one, even the third genre. The…