How to work a love story into your fantasy novel

Just because you’re not writing a romance novel doesn’t mean there can’t be a heart-pounding subplot.

Jennifer Estep, for example, loves to read books that incorporate themes from many genres — so that’s what she writes.

But, she says, balancing the various elements in her fantasy romances does require a conscientious effort.

Estep shares four tips for writing fantasy romance at Writer’s Digest for any other authors interested in this combination — and we suspect they’d transfer if you wanted to swap out fantasy for something else, too.