Romance plot structure

Romance Plot Arc 2

A step-by-step walkthrough of Gwen Hayes' four-phase, twenty-beat outline for writing romance novels, Romancing the Beat.

Many writers identify as either a pantser or a plotter. I'm a hopeless plotter. As I worked on plotting out romance novellas I found I had to adapt a lot of the romance models for the shorter form. This led me to create the Romance Novella Plotting Cheat Sheets.

If you're having trouble coming up with ideas to fill your plot, this is for you! Your plot is the journey your MC goes on to achieve their goal. A well crafted plot keeps readers on the edge of their seat and makes your book unputdownable. How do you do that? By having fun! Click the link to read this new post on how to come up with a story plot. #writers #write #writingtips #writinganovel #bookwriting #writinginspiration #thewriteen #characterdevelopment #creativewriting…

One of my most popular posts is for my Romance Beat Sheet, but one of my readers asked if I could create a Scrivener template to go along with the Romance Beat Sheet. Yes! If you're a romance author and use Scrivener for drafting your stories, today's post is for you.

Following on from our Mystery Plot Template Cheatsheet , which was following on from our Universal Storyline plot template , we are pleased ...

We tell hist fic stories because we feel communal sadness for past strategies. Use the 9 plot points to deconstruct Pride & Prejudice.

Subplots are my jam! Most of my stories are like 80% subplot. I like them because they don’t conform to the basic rules of main plotlines; you get more creative liberty.