The Essentials of Writing Romance, Fantasy, and Historical Fiction
Knowing the defining elements of a particular genre helps your writing succeed. Let’s look at the essentials of writing romance, fantasy, and historical fiction.
Writing a Holiday Romance
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > If you decide to write a holiday-themed romance, the first thing you need to do is decide if you want to self-publish it or if you want to go the traditional route.…
Love Scenes: Spicy or Sweet?
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > One of the issues with writing romance in young adult novels lies in the question of how far to push the love scenes. Do you stop at the kiss and fade to…
Happily Ever After or Happy For Now
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > The key element that makes a novel a romance is the ending. How to conclude your book so it’s satisfying to the genre readers who have set expectations? By ending with the…
Conflict Is So Romantic
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Like any strong story, romance needs conflict. Without conflict, romantic stories can be dully predictable. After all, the vast majority of romances end with the characters together. Readers are confident that will…
Open or Closed Door Sex Scenes
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217: Interview with Jamie K. Schmidt
217: Interview with Jamie K. Schmidt
September 11, 2020
Characters Make the Romance
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > With romance such an important element of YA novels, it can be easy to focus all the attention on creating the main character, only to give the second romantic lead less attention…
Working the Romance Tropes
By adhering to the trope rules of the romance sub-genre, you automatically are one step ahead of authors who don’t pay attention to what readers expect.
For Love of Romance
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > The Romance novel is an example of the kind of evergreen genre that simply never stops selling and selling well. Not only that, but in young adult (YA) novels, some strong romantic…
Humor For Older Readers
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Humor For Older Readers Although teens may crack fewer knock-knock jokes or giggle less often over puns, humor is a popular ingredient in young adult books and stories. Humor can be both…