The Perfect Meeting Place

My Amuseing Life S2E6 Podcast Version

Word of the Week:

Love

To feel very deeply; to take pleasure or interest in someone or something

Reading:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen | Project Gutenberg

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Tips: 10 Tips on Writing a Great Romance story

1. Dynamic Characters: Create two strong main characters.  A compelling story, dynamic relationships, and giving the characters flaws are just a few of the things that can be done to create two amazing main characters.
2. Minor Characters: Be sure to have 2 strong main characters, but don’t forget about the minor characters.  The minor characters will help bring the story alive and build stronger main characters.
3. A place to come back to: Make the setting a place your reader will want to return to!
4. Don’t forget the happy ending!  Romance is known for having a happy ending.  However you end the story, make sure it’s done in a way that will leave the reader knowing things have worked out for the best.
5.  Talk about it!  Use inner monologues and dialogue between characters to reveal flaws, strengths, backstory, and other information to build your character.
6. Write using a trope.  Common romantic tropes include best friends falling in love, enemies, forbidden romance, and marriages of convenience.  
7. Learn from the best!  Read your favorite romance stories and study what the authors do to make it a great book!
8. Dig deep.  Think about your own experiences falling in love and the experiences of friends and family.  Use real life situations and change some things to make it fiction to make your story seem more realistic.  
9. Five Senses: Use the five senses to show interactions between your characters and set the setting.  What do your characters see, smell, hear, etc. as they interact with the world around them?
10. Connection and Conflict: Your main characters should have a connection, but there also needs to be some kind of conflict that goes on within the story.

Writing Prompts: The Perfect Meeting Place

Writing a romance story can be fun, but it can also be challenging to build a strong relationship between characters.  Writing challenge for this week: Create a setting that two people return to every year to rekindle their romance.  Why this place?  What is special about it?  How did this setting impact the relationship of the couple?  Share what you come with in the comments!