by Annette | Aug 9, 2009 | Romance Writing
Romance Dialogue Exercise – Say it with Words Time: 30-60 minutes Action Step #1 – Dialogue bridges the gap in your story scenes. A story that is strictly narrative is boring. Your characters don’t ring true to the reader because you only get to see them...
by Annette | Aug 9, 2009 | Romance Writing
Conflict Exercise – Who is Fighting Who? Time: 30-45 minutes Action Step #1 – For your story to succeed, give your readers a reason to journey to the very end with you. This is where conflict comes in. Real life doesn’t exist without conflict of some...
by Annette | Aug 9, 2009 | Romance Writing
Character Development Exercise – Creating the Back Story Time: 30-60 minutes Action Step #1 – Each character has a story to tell. That story is created by you behind the scenes. In your stories, characters don’t begin at the beginning of life like Venus...
by Annette | Aug 9, 2009 | Romance Writing
Character Description Exercise – Helping the Reader to See Time: 30 – 60 minutes Action Step #1 – What goes into turning a simple description into a character? There are several things to consider: What are they wearing at the time you meet them? What are they doing?...
by Annette | Jul 29, 2009 | Romance Writing
Time: 20 Minutes Action Step #1 Write a scene (at least 3-5 paragraphs) in any point of view; first person, third person, omniscient, whichever feels right for the scene. Action Step #2 Rewrite that same scene with a different point of view. Action Step #3 Analyze...
