by Annette | May 27, 2024 | Romance Story, Romance Writing, Romance Writing Craft, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources, Writing Tip
Creating compelling and memorable characters is at the heart of every great romance novel. As a fiction writer, your ability to craft nuanced and relatable characters can make or break your story, drawing readers into the emotional depth and complexities of your...
by Annette | Jul 4, 2021 | Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Fantasy, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starter Sunday, Story Starters, Suspense
Your heroine receives a piece of paper with a cryptic code on it. As she deciphers the code, it leads her to….? Who gave her the piece of paper? Describe the situation she’s in when she receives/finds the paper? How does she decipher it? What does it say?...
by Annette | Jun 3, 2021 | Contemporary, Erotic Romance, LGBTQIA Romance Story Starters, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters
Your heroine has made a deal. In exchange for getting her heart’s desire she has to live in the body of a stranger for one year. She does get to choose the stranger. She chooses a woman who looks well put together and about the same age. The woman dresses...
by Annette | Feb 28, 2021 | Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starter Books, Story Starter Sunday, Story Starters
Your hero and heroine are stuck in their first date. It keeps happening again and again. Is it a terrible date or a good date? What happens during this date? What special circumstances need to be in place for this date to end and for them to move forward with their...
by Annette | Jan 27, 2019 | Romance Story
Your heroine is in her home when she hears knocking on her front door. She’s not expecting anyone and ignores the knock, figuring it is someone looking for her to buy something she neither wants or needs. They knock again, this time a bit more insistently. She...