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The Romance Genre Specialist Blog
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How to Incorporate the Period Care Romance Microtrope into Your Romance Next Novel
Not all that long ago, menstruation was absent from romance novels featuring woman main characters. And no, these women were not living...
Dec 9, 2024
4 Sexy Romance Microtropes and How to Use Them to Heat Up Your Next Novel
The more I research microtropes, the more I realize just how specific romance readers are when looking for new reads. I knew this to some...
Nov 11, 2024
What Makes a Romance Novel Cozy?
If you spend any time browsing romance novels, you've probably noticed an uptick in the adjective "cozy," used to describe romance...
Oct 22, 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...
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...
Oct 16, 2024
The Difference between the Fated Mates and Instalove Romance Tropes
Instalove. It's a trope that, like most romance tropes, is exactly what it says on the tin: instant love. The characters see each other...
Oct 10, 2024
Writing the Forbidden Romance Trope
Updated 07 May 2024 There are so many romance tropes that are great for creating conflict— age gap and enemies to lovers are two that...
Jan 16, 2024
Writing the Opposites Attract Romance Trope
Updated 11 July 2024 I've covered the enemies to lovers romance trope previously on the blog, and now, I want to talk about another...
Nov 15, 2023
Writing the Enemies to Lovers Romance Trope
Updated 17 2024 Enemies-to-lovers is one of the oldest romance tropes and by far one of the most satisfying to read. It's also up there...
Nov 13, 2023
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