Posts about romance
Guest Post: Writing the Romantic Suspense Novel, by Lisa Carter
1. The essence of any story is conflict and the tension produced by unmet desires. Conflict and tension are ratcheted higher in romantic suspense with life and death stakes. 2. Questions for the plotting process—What do my main characters want? What goes wrong? What’s at stake? What can I do...
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Interview With Author Rachel Hauck
Today I have a treat for you in All Things Romance: award-winning, best-selling author Rachel Hauck! Carla: Welcome, Rachel. Tell us a little about your book, Princess Ever After? What’s would you say is the theme of your novel? Rachel: It’s about realizing who you really are and not just accepting...
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Guest Post: Love Lost and Found, by Meg Moseley
And there stood Sean Halloran, looking cramped among the coat racks and the lost-and-found box and a jumble of umbrellas along the wall. His straight, shaggy hair looked windblown even in the motionless air. Although he was only hiding in the back, he’d dignified his faded jeans with a white...
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Writing Romantic Tension With Beth Vogt
• Author Interviews, Inspiration, Interviews, Romance, Writers' Workshop
Welcome back, Beth! I had so much fun talking about writing kisses last year (a topic on which Julie Lessman just weighed in last week) that I had to have you back talking about the fun stuff that leads up to the kisses… romantic tension. Let’s start out with this… what...
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