08 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Writing Romance 101 – The Black Moment

By Kimber Chin   The black moment is the place in a romance novel where all appears to be lost. There is no hope for the hero and heroine. Their relationship is doomed.   Romance readers expect this black moment. It is the peak of tension. A good black moment will make them cry. A [...]

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02 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Characters In A Romance Novel

By Patty Apostolides Before you even begin writing your novel, you need to know who your characters will be. Minimally, you would want two major characters, the hero and the heroine. They will interact mostly with each other throughout the novel. How they interact with each other will determine the outcome of the story. Will [...]

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30 July 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Writing Romance 101 – Avoiding The Too Stupid To Live (TSTL) Heroine

By Kimber Chin Your heroine hears a strange noise in the basement, a noise that doesn’t belong there.  She is alone.  Clasping only a flashlight and a baseball bat, she creeps downstairs to confront the villain, deliberately putting herself in danger. This may work in horror films.  It doesn’t in romance.  This bra and panty [...]

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