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Q&A Idea overflow in plotting?

I've been working on a paranormal/romance/mystery kind of novel for over 4 years now and still haven't finished it. It all started out as a fanfiction but I decided that it had too much potential (...

4 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by AlexSkellington‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Kevin‭

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Q&A Romance without cliche?

My school is doing a romance writing competition and there is no cliche allowed. But that is the only way I know how to write romance. I mean, I haven't read a single book that hasn't had a bit of ...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by haleymae‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question cliches romance
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Q&A How to handle writing a romantic subplot when the main plot is very different?

So let's say the story is about a ''anti-hero'' who uses harsh methods to kill/expose corrupt politicians and banksters. Now let's say that I'd want to write a romantic subplot happening between hi...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by DarkYagami‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question plot romance subplot
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Q&A How do you write boy & girl protagonists without turning them into a love story?

I've played with the idea of a multi-book fantasy story for years, where a female and male protagonists' lives intertwine with one another, the series running from 12-22 years old for them. There...

10 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by B.M. Corwen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A When Is a Relationship Too Antagonistic?

A story I'm working on features a "slow burn" type romance with a long build-up. The arc begins with (what's mean to be) obvious attraction, and proceeds through a long period in which the female p...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by lea‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I get my romance through a two-year breakup?

My story calls for the main characters to break up for at least two years, before getting back together. (In this particular case, the breakup is for ethical reasons - the relationship began when t...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Domina‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question novel plot romance
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Q&A Outlining Structures for Romance Novels

I'm familiar with the 12 step outline process for heroic fantasy novels, but is there an equivalent outline structure for Romance novels? By this I mean novels like those produced by Nicholas Spar...

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by AndrettiMilas‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question romance outline
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Q&A Who is the perfect rival to the right-person-wrong-time character in a love triangle?

I'm looking for a well balanced love triangle. The thought of a wrong-person-right-time rival seems to be weak because readers are most likely not to root for the him/her if the wrongness is obvious.

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Sonja‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Relationship advice? [closed]

What is the best way to begin a slow burn friendship to relationship? I'm no good at these types of things and was wondering what people liked reading so that its not terrible and/or unrealistic. I...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Sora howe‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Non-trope happy ending?

This is in the idea stage, but I was wondering... In stories involving multiple protagonists (4 or more) that make and end relationships, date each other, etc. during the course of the story, the ...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Tom‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question ending romance tropes
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Q&A Choosing between two people in a romance?

So, my dilemma is as follows. I have a romance project with the MC trying to choose between two women who he cares for very much. Each has broken his heart, but are willing to make amends and provi...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to insert music lyrics on an book

i'm writing a book where the protagonist is a musician, it's a novel, and in those books I think of drawing a scene where his passion is listening to him. What's the best way to insert a scene like...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Quota‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question novel book romance
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Q&A How do you make two characters fall in love?

I'm writing a high school romance story. My story centers around two characters falling in love, but I can't find a way to make their romance seem real and believable. Here is the backstory: The m...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by banna shikder‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do romances need to have a happy ending?

Is a book labelled "romance" expected to a have a happy ending? I've heard advice that "romance" novels are meant to satisfy, well, a desire for romance, and so an ending without a "happily ever ...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question genre ending romance
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Q&A How do I write a believable romance subplot?

Sexuality is a large part of who we are as persons and it influences many decisions we make. Sadly, I don't know how to make a romance subplot believable. Are there any good guidelines to creatin...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by Borgel‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Anthropomorphic animals in romantic relationships with other species

Basically I’m wondering whether it’s totally weird or if people wouldn’t give much thought to it. I’ll use Zootopia as an example. If the main characters (a fox and a rabbit) were in a relationship...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Grace‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I stop my characters falling in love?

So I'm writing a short story based in a WW2 American military base camp stationed in Germany. It's about A Jewish Soviet soldier that, with the help of an American soldier and a series of coinciden...

5 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by brandi‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I write a romance that doesn't look obvious

I'm writing a story, it's not focused on romance, but that's an important part as well. The point is that I have two characters and I ended up ("accidentally") seeing chemistry between them, they h...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Ana Clara Moreira‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How crucial is a waifu game storyline?

So, with the recent craze in waifu games, I've decided to try my hand at making one. I have a semi-intricate plot with twists, and some events planned with their own snippet of story. Problem is, I...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it possible to combine clichés/tropes to make it not a cliché?

I have read a couple romance books at most and so don’t claim to have very much experience with romance and clichés. But here are the ones I can think of: Something happens to make them hate eac...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Nadeshka‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to tease a romance without a cat and mouse chase?

So, my story doesn't have a romance subplot until way later in the series, but I think that there are elements of the romance very early on. A little background info: The story is set in a fantas...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Relationship Problems

In my plot, there are these 2 characters who were originally close to each other. However, they had an argument and broke up. In the end of the book, though, they get back together again. What I ne...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Jaystar‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write about a homosexual relationship when I haven't experienced one?

I have two female characters, one who is lesbian, and the other bisexual. However, I am male. So not only am I to write the opposite gender, which I actually feel more comfortable doing, for some o...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to prevent "they're falling in love" trope

I have two characters, the male being sort of a jerk, but lightening up later in the story, and the female is...very hateful. But a person who read the first chapter asked me if they were going to ...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A First draft Word count. [closed]

Do you find your first draft is longer or shorter than your completed work? I understand that I will be cutting alot of unnessary words, but I also have a list of things I need to add. I haven't g...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Jessum ‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I end my story with a happy or sad ending? [closed]

I am writing a romantic short story and I don't know which type of ending suits my story better. Currently my characters fall in love but one ends up "cheating" (they were never dating or anything)...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by user32795‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question ending romance
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Q&A Why is young adult romance now being written primarily in the first person?

My recollection is that when I started reading romance novels in the 1980s, the majority (perhaps 60%) were written in the third person. This included some "young adult" romances with characters in...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Tom Au‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Things To Remember When Writing Harem Stories? [closed]

Whether or not it develops to sex with some or all of them, what should you remember to do when writing a harem-type scenario where multiple girls are interested in the same guy. I know some of the...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Preg-Fan‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to come up with good titles? [closed]

Can you help me find a suitable title for my book? I'll tell you the main idea so that you guys can help. It is a romance highschool story that revolves around a vampire boy and a human girl. Due ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Noor Ul-Ain‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question fiction romance
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Q&A How do I slowly get two characters to fall for each other?

I know many stories have characters unexpectedly fall in love, so how can I do the same? In some stories it's quite obvious, like the boy annoys the girl, they eventually fall for each other. How c...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Maggie‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Seeking advice on establishing the emotional impact of backstory

I am drafting a novel outline. The interesting part (and thus the part I should be writing) would come with several characters with preexisting romantic relationships. The choices they make will ha...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write from a rich "bad boy's" perspective?

I am currently writing a story that alternates perspectives between the hero and heroine every other chapter. I have gotten a lot of work done with the heroine's chapters, but I have been trouble w...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by T. Afrin‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Characterization: is there any guidance for writing "the romantic interest"?

I've recently been researching and discussing characters and character roles, mostly off the back of feedback on a romance story that described the "love interest" (if that is the correct literary ...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Bella Pines‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do men fall "in love" (romantic, sensual or desire) with fictional characters?

I was having a discussion over coffee with an aspiring author friend of mine and we had an interestingly productive but annoying argument about in-novel crushes. He said that he had never had roma...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Bella Pines‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it possible to write a Romance between a hero and an anti hero? [closed]

I've been meaning to write this for a while, nevertheless there some points that I would love to have clear before doing so.

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by M Werewolf Kim‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is a male character crying realistic or are his reactions here excessive?

I would like feedback on if this portrayal of male emotion is unrealistic. I have been told (beta readers) that men don't cry in real life (already know this is not true), he is crying too much, to...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Zingifer‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I write sexual tension between two characters?

So. This is one of my first projects, so I have to ask this. The story takes place in a dystopian future, where a young man and a young woman meet each other. They then try to overthrow the tyranni...

5 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by DarkYagami‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How long is a single-title romance novel supposed to be?

My friend is a literary agent who mostly works with YA novels, but she told me recently that I should aim for about 75,000 words for my book, which I'm currently speccing out as a romance novel or ...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Aarthi‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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