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How Many (If Any) Sub-Plots Does Your Romance Novel Need?
When I describe the key elements of a romance novel, I always break them down into three things: the romance arc, aka the book's love...
How to Write a Romance Novel
Apr 8
The Cumplay Romance Kink, Explained
The exploration of romance kinks continues! And today we're looking at perhaps one of the messiest: cumplay. I've been wanting to...
Romance Kinks
Dec 3, 2024
3 Small-Town Christmas Romance Writing Prompts
If you're in the US, you've still got nearly a month before things get Christmassy. But over here in the UK, stores were decked out in...
Romance Writing Prompts
Nov 8, 2024
What Is a Microtrope, and How Can It Help Your Romance Novel?
Tropes. The romance genre, and indeed most fiction genres, can't exist without them. And that's because tropes are plot devices that can...
Romance Tropes
Oct 17, 2024
Three Low Competition Contemporary Romance Niches
Contemporary romance is by far the biggest and most popular romance sub-genre. And while that's great for readers—there are so many books...
Romance Sub-genres
Oct 16, 2024
5 Cozy Romance Writing Prompts for Spooky Season
Cozy. It used to be a word most closely associated with two things: autumn, and cozy mysteries. But now, it's taken over the romance...
Romance Writing Prompts
Sep 27, 2024
A Guide to Writing Contemporary Romance Novels
Contemporary romance is what most people think of when someone says "romance novels." Famous authors of it include Colleen Hoover, Talia...
Romance Sub-genres
Feb 29, 2024
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