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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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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Acting Out the Dark Night
Apparently experiencing my own Dark Nights isn’t enough. As an author, I act out my characters’ lowest moments as well. Here’s how.
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Emotional Pain, or The Necessity of Rock Bottom
Character growth can’t happen without emotional pain and the rock bottom that comes with it. Here’s a few reasons it’s necessary to your queer romance.
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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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Transition Scenes: How to Connect the Dots
Readers need transition scenes to follow the cause and effect of a character’s decisions. Here’s a few tips on how to create them.
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Story Beats in Your Queer Romance
Story Beats in Your Queer Romance: When “Romancing the Beat” Isn’t Enough Despite being the top-selling genre, romance novels continue to catch a bad name. The word “formulaic” is bandied about as though every story ever written doesn’t follow a formula of one kind or another. Within romance, categories abound, especially
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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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Ignoring Structure: When to Toss the Blueprint
The strongest queer romance stories don’t just bend structure. They ignore it in a way that still keeps readers glued to the page.
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Fichtean Curve: Why It’s My Preferred Structural Framework
Queer romance relationships are just as messy as cishet ones. The Fichtean curve shows that messiness perfectly.
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Structure Your Queer Romance Story
Story structure isn’t as intimidating as you might think. For queer romance especially, it’s crucial to have in your writing toolbox.
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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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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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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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Ordinary Does Not Mean Boring
Introducing a reader to your novel isn’t just about the character’s external journey taking place. Readers need an understanding of your protagonist beyond their external goals.
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