Yesterday we talked about incorporating the first couple beats of your story into the first Act, and especially the first scene. Today, we’re going to continue the conversation by show …
Putting it all together: Adding the Romance beats to your first chapter
For the last two weeks on the blog, I’ve been going through the 10 beats of a romance that we discussed last February so as to refresh our minds before …
The Kiss and the Heartbreak (Ten Beats of a Romance Part 3)
Last week we went over the first five beats of a romance novel. Let’s move on today and talk about the last four beats. Beat 6: The Sexual tension …
Ten Beats of a Romance Part 1
We’ve taken a little hiatus from our How to Write a Romance blogs over the past two months – but it’s time to get back to work! As we …
It’s just a little Kiss
So…you turned in your Frasier entry…feeling tense? Of course – because you’re hoping for a great outcome, but your fears of your manuscript – the frailties you recognize in your …