From Chaos to Cadence
The Big Three Beats are what carry your protagonist from A to Z. And it’s how you get started on creating a strong revision plan.
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Developmental Editing
Epilogue or No Epilogue: Does Your Story Need One?
Epilogues get a bad name. They serve a purpose, but they can also detract from a story. Decide carefully on when to use one.
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Climax in Romance (No, Not That Kind)
Your romance’s climax is what the entire story has been leading up to. Make it worth your readers’ time in three ways.
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Weave the Romance: How I Avoid the Sagging Middle
Writing the middle of my story is difficult, to say the least. I’ve picked up a few tricks, though, to help me along the way.
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Plot Points and Turning Points: Doorways to the Unknown
Plot points and turning points make up every major story structure. Here’s a few ways to use them in your queer romance story.
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Intimacy: How I Spice Up My Fiction
Emotional or physical, I strive to balance the intimacy levels to give my queer romance readers a well-rounded reading experience.
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Tension and Humor in Queer Romance
Balancing humor and tension in your queer romance isn’t as easy as it looks. Here’s three tips to finding that sweet spot.
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Inner Conflict in Queer Romance
Inner conflict in queer romance is supposed to be painful. Here are three types that will help guide your character face their ultimate fear: themself.
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Story Location is Everything: How I Picked the Perfect Setting
Story locations can be hard to find. Making sure I keep readers immersed internally and externally can be even harder.
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Career Choice: Not Something to Ignore
What does your character’s career choice have to do with anything in your queer romance story? A lot more than you think.
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Character Tropes in Queer Romance
Character tropes are only the starting point to building your queer romance story. Here’s how to craft well-rounded characters even with tropes.
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Mental Health and Queer Romance
I live with mental health diagnoses. So do my characters. The more it’s normalized in real life, the easier for queer romance authors to show it.
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Character Arcs: Picking the Best One
Character arcs are all about change. Pick the arc that best shows the change you want readers to experience.
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Subgenre Conventions: Lean Into Them (Not Away)
Queer romance tropes exist to be used. Genre conventions exist to guide authors in their drafting and revising journey. Take advantage of them.
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Queer Romance Conventions and Tropes
While queer romance is technically a subset of the romance genre, queer romance conventions and tropes allow authors to explore a deeper level of the genre.
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