by Annette | Dec 20, 2020 | Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Story Starters
Your heroine just got the worst haircut ever. The only thing she can do is grab a red felt holiday hat from her friend. She puts the hat on before she heads out the door to finish her holiday shopping but gets mistaken for an elf in the local holiday parade. She...
by Annette | Dec 14, 2020 | Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Story Starters
Your heroine owns and operates a holiday sleigh ride business in Colorado. She hitches a sleigh to her team of horses and takes tourists into the mountains on a romantic ride. When a snowstorm catches her off guard she leads her customers to a small ranch owned by...
by Annette | Dec 6, 2020 | Contemporary, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters
Your heroine’s future in-laws are in town for the holidays. They arrive early and bearing baby gifts. Only problem…she’s not pregnant. Why do they think she’s pregnant? (You could base this on a true story of a man who was cheating on his fiance and told his...
by Annette | Dec 1, 2020 | Contemporary, Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters
Your heroine owns a large candy making business. It is particularly busy during the holiday season, but some of her locations aren’t making as much money as they should be. She heads to one of the locations in a small town that seems to be having trouble. There,...
by Annette | Nov 22, 2020 | Contemporary, Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters, Suspense
A psychic tells your heroine to stay home on New Year’s Eve. (Why was your heroine talking to a psychic? What brought her there and does she believe in psychics?) As luck would have it, your heroine does end up staying home on New Year’s Eve. (Did she...
by Annette | Nov 11, 2020 | Contemporary, CreativeU - 60 Second Creativity and Confidence tips, Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters, Suspense, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources
Oh boy! Your heroine, or hero, has to hire a bodyguard. Why? Who is trying to kill him and why? It’s the holiday season and your protagonist has to lay low and stay out of sight. So they are cooped up during the holiday season with their new (and super hot)...
