by Annette | May 26, 2014 | Contemporary
Your heroine’s ex-fiance is back in town after serving in Afghanistan and she’s determined to win him back. She figures the annual Memorial Day parade is the perfect time to make her intentions clear. What does she do? Why does she have to win him...
by Annette | May 25, 2014 | Romance Writing
In a prior blog post we took a look at the different types of heroes. Believe it or not, heroines can also be archetypes or as we discussed, they can be Alpha, Beta, and perhaps even gamma heroines. It’s important to understand your characters so that you can make...
by Annette | May 23, 2014 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Craft
Okay, you can’t have a romance novel without a hero or a love interest. And for any good romance story there has to be a conflict. How the conflict is managed and the foundation for how the characters find their way to one another is in part based on their...
by Annette | May 20, 2014 | Romance Writing Craft, The Creative Process
In general, romance novels are written in either first person or third person. That means that the heroine is either speaking to the reader – “I love him so much.” Or the writer is speaking to the reader, “She loves him so much.” Much of the decision to write in first...
by Annette | May 18, 2014 | Romance Writing, The Creative Process
Whether you’re a pantster or a plotter, sometimes things just don’t go the way you expected. Sometimes you’re writing and you come to a point where you don’t know what to do next. Step away and do something dull – Wash dishes, weed the garden, paint a wall do...
