How to work a love story into your fantasy novel

Posted on 07/08/2021 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Fantasy, Romance, Writer's Digest

Turn up the heat ... in your novel

Posted on 06/16/2021 at 02:40 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fussy’s home base is set to see its hottest day of the year tomorrow. So to distract ourselves from those...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Write clean romance that still makes readers' pulses pound

Posted on 04/29/2021 at 10:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Remember the ad campaign from the 1990s that reminded young people that being sexy didn’t mean you had to have...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

How romance writers can keep readers' interest in a series

Posted on 03/30/2021 at 10:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing a series — especially with the first book being free or sharply discounted — is a great marketing tool...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Writer's Digest

The NYT's recipe for romance (in fiction)

Posted on 02/14/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s Valentine’s Day, so we’re legally required to share a post about writing romance. But we’ll go easy on writers,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, The New York Times, Writing advice

The right way to depict conflict in a love story

Posted on 02/12/2021 at 11:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Love stories certainly contain conflict — but, warns David Corbett, don’t mistake it for the kind you might find in,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Plot / narrative, Romance, Writer Unboxed

On the transition from romance novels to women's fiction

Posted on 01/21/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Jennifer Probst happily read and wrote romance for years, but a fateful trip to Italy inspired a quick genre...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Writer's Digest

The recipe for a perfectly sweet rom-com novel

Posted on 12/22/2020 at 03:35 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s a sweet recipe that won’t send your blood sugar spiking or fatten you up. Author Sam Tschida shares the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Writing advice

Warm your readers' hearts with these 5 tips for love scenes

Posted on 12/15/2020 at 09:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When it comes to romantic holidays, Valentine’s Day is the unquestioned leader, but Christmas is a close second. So if...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Sales tips for self-published romance novels

Posted on 12/01/2020 at 11:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Romance is an incredibly popular genre — both in terms of how many readers love it and in how many...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri, Romance