https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/165.rssNew Posts Tagged 'romance' - WritingWriting - Codidact2020-01-20T20:22:10Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/38769Idea overflow in plotting?AlexSkellingtonhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/79312019-10-10T04:33:38Z2020-01-20T20:22:10Z<p>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 potentia...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/20115Romance without cliche?haleymaehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/48282017-02-01T03:38:06Z2019-12-13T12:00:42Z<p>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 ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16657How to handle writing a romantic subplot when the main plot is very different?DarkYagamihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39272016-03-15T17:19:43Z2019-12-13T12:00:34Z<p>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...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/14481How do you write boy & girl protagonists without turning them into a love story?B.M. Corwenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/36282015-08-29T19:06:12Z2019-12-13T12:00:30Z<p>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. </p>...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/10763When Is a Relationship Too Antagonistic?leahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3802014-07-20T19:59:42Z2019-12-13T12:00:23Z<p>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 femal...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9172How can I get my romance through a two-year breakup?Dominahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/23172013-11-22T13:08:00Z2019-12-13T12:00:20Z<p>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 whe...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/8931Outlining Structures for Romance NovelsAndrettiMilashttps://writing.codidact.com/users/22762013-10-24T02:15:16Z2019-12-13T12:00:19Z<p>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 S...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/8197Who is the perfect rival to the right-person-wrong-time character in a love triangle?Sonjahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/21032013-07-11T21:49:39Z2019-12-13T12:00:17Z<p>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 obv...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/22357Relationship advice?Sora howehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/52112017-06-28T02:15:59Z2019-12-13T11:56:46Z<p>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...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34896Non-trope happy ending?Tomhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/15532019-03-21T15:43:53Z2019-12-12T21:57:37Z<p>This is in the idea stage, but I was wondering...</p>
<p>In stories involving multiple protagonists (4 or more) that make and end relationships, date each other, etc. during the course of the s...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/31660Choosing between two people in a romance?Kale Sladehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3982018-11-11T20:36:35Z2019-12-12T21:57:30Z<p>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 pr...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/31337How to insert music lyrics on an bookQuotahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/68012018-10-28T21:56:21Z2019-12-12T21:57:29Z<p>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 l...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30420How do you make two characters fall in love?banna shikderhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/66262018-08-28T12:32:29Z2019-12-12T21:57:26Z<p>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.</p>
<p>Here is the backst...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9221Do romances need to have a happy ending?Standbackhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80512013-11-30T21:18:32Z2019-12-12T20:06:02Z<p>Is a book labelled "romance" expected to a have a happy ending? </p>
<p>I've heard advice that "romance" novels are meant to satisfy, well, a desire for romance, and so an ending without a "hap...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/5685How do I write a believable romance subplot?Borgelhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/14862012-04-26T09:08:58Z2019-12-12T20:06:00Z<p>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. </p>
<p>Are there any good guidelines ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/38026Anthropomorphic animals in romantic relationships with other speciesGracehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/77742019-08-26T17:22:46Z2019-12-08T12:48:44Z<p>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 relations...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37480How do I stop my characters falling in love?brandihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/77142019-07-26T02:16:15Z2019-12-08T12:34:30Z<p>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 coinci...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37217How do I write a romance that doesn't look obviousAna Clara Moreirahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/76712019-07-13T17:15:52Z2019-12-08T12:26:58Z<p>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, the...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36301How crucial is a waifu game storyline?Kale Sladehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3982019-05-28T16:00:45Z2019-12-08T12:01:21Z<p>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...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36141Is it possible to combine clichés/tropes to make it not a cliché?Nadeshkahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/81422019-05-22T21:10:00Z2019-12-08T11:57:25Z<p>I have read a couple romance books at most and so don’t claim to have very much experience with romance and clichés.</p>
<p>But here are the ones I can think of:</p>
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<li><p>Something happ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36056How to tease a romance without a cat and mouse chase?Kale Sladehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3982019-05-18T13:12:39Z2019-12-08T11:55:00Z<p>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. </p>
<p>A little background info: The story is set i...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/35322Relationship ProblemsJaystarhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/7142019-04-04T13:28:41Z2019-12-08T11:38:00Z<p>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...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/35316How to write about a homosexual relationship when I haven't experienced one?Kale Sladehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3982019-04-03T20:40:13Z2019-12-08T11:37:55Z<p>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 som...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/35263How to prevent "they're falling in love" tropeKale Sladehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3982019-04-02T19:09:15Z2019-12-08T11:37:11Z<p>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 ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30591First draft Word count.Jessum https://writing.codidact.com/users/66472018-09-08T01:46:40Z2019-12-08T09:46:02Z<p>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'...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30299Should I end my story with a happy or sad ending?user32795https://writing.codidact.com/users/66042018-08-21T19:08:48Z2019-12-08T09:40:22Z<p>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 anythi...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/27746Why is young adult romance now being written primarily in the first person?Tom Auhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/2832018-04-25T00:22:10Z2019-12-08T08:37:33Z<p>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...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25807Things To Remember When Writing Harem Stories?Preg-Fanhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/58852018-02-02T10:03:27Z2019-12-08T07:50:14Z<p>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 ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25603How to come up with good titles?Noor Ul-Ainhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/58462018-01-21T05:22:20Z2019-12-08T07:44:56Z<p>Can you help me find a suitable title for my book? I'll tell you the main idea so that you guys can help.</p>
<p><strong>It is a romance highschool story that revolves around a vampire boy and ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/24292How do I slowly get two characters to fall for each other?Maggiehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/55772017-11-06T22:16:36Z2019-12-08T07:18:09Z<p>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. Ho...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21168Seeking advice on establishing the emotional impact of backstoryMatthew Brown aka Lord Matthttps://writing.codidact.com/users/19172017-04-19T16:00:37Z2019-12-08T06:21:15Z<p>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...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/20184How to write from a rich "bad boy's" perspective?T. Afrinhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/48342017-02-04T02:37:35Z2019-12-08T06:03:16Z<p>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 troubl...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19670Characterization: is there any guidance for writing "the romantic interest"?Bella Pineshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47282017-01-08T13:43:22Z2019-12-08T05:54:13Z<p>I've recently been researching and discussing <strong>characters and character roles</strong>, mostly off the back of feedback on a romance story that described the "love interest" (if that is t...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19662Do men fall "in love" (romantic, sensual or desire) with fictional characters?Bella Pineshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47282017-01-08T12:16:13Z2019-12-08T05:54:08Z<p>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.</p>
<p>He said that he had neve...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/18436Is it possible to write a Romance between a hero and an anti hero?M Werewolf Kimhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/44752016-09-09T14:38:52Z2019-12-08T05:34:29Z<p>I've been meaning to write this for a while, nevertheless there some points that I would love to have clear before doing so.</p>
https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16892Is a male character crying realistic or are his reactions here excessive?Zingiferhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/41402016-04-06T06:14:02Z2019-12-08T05:11:14Z<p>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,...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/15770How do I write sexual tension between two characters?DarkYagamihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39272016-01-04T19:57:17Z2019-12-08T04:54:42Z<p>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 tyra...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/6462How long is a single-title romance novel supposed to be?Aarthihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/16962012-10-11T23:13:57Z2019-12-08T02:32:55Z<p>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 ...