by Annette Elton | Mar 9, 2017 | Romance Story Starters, Uncategorized
Why do you write romance novels and stories? Is it because you have a story inside you that you want to get out? Put down on paper? Is it because you love the process of writing? And surely at some point you’ve read a romance and thought, “I can write better than...
by Annette Elton | Mar 7, 2017 | Contemporary, Romance Story, Romance Story Starters, Suspense
Your heroine is out on the roads during a terrible storm. She’s by herself when her car is caught in a torrent of water. Unsure of what else to do, she jumps from the car and makes her way to safety. Her two feet on the ground, she sees a man trying to help someone...
by Annette Elton | Feb 22, 2017 | Contemporary, Romance Story, Romance Story Starters
Your heroine has been cut off from her parent’s money. Her bad behavior and carelessness have brought her to a low point. So what happens next? How does she redeem herself? What role does your hero play in her journey?
by Annette Elton | Feb 15, 2017 | Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance Story, Romance Story Starters, Story Starters, Suspense
Your heroine has been told that she should never meet a specific man. She is shown a picture of this man and told that if she ever sees him, she needs to turn and walk away as quickly as possible. If they meet, it is the trigger for the end of the world. What happens?...
by Annette Elton | Feb 5, 2017 | Romance Story Starters, Uncategorized
Your heroine or hero has the opportunity to go back to a moment in time and change what they did (or didn’t do). Do they take the opportunity? If so, what time do they go back to and what do they change?
by Annette Elton | Feb 4, 2017 | Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career
An author blog is an effective tool for building a community and an audience of readers. You can also use your blog to promote and sell your books. And a blog interacts nicely with your social media posts and promotions. For example, you might announce a contest on...
