9 Best Romance Tropes: This Romance Author’s Favorite Romance Tropes
Romance is in the air! February is Creative Romance Month, and the 14th is right around the corner. So, I figured we would tackle some popular romance tropes, which also happen to be my favorites....
View Article7 Annoying and Repeating Story Tropes & Go-tos
Some tropes, scenes, and character reactions are so prevalent in TV series, movies, and novels that they transcend genres. They are everywhere, and I’m not sure anyone likes them or needs them. These...
View ArticleHow to Plot & Outline Your Novel Before You Write It
What’s a plot? And what’s an outline? Let’s get the definitions out of the way. Honestly, I keep mixing these up forever, and researching what’s the difference between plot and outline didn’t make me...
View ArticleAnalyzing “The Identical Twins Switch Places” Trope through Netflix’s...
Normally, I hate the trope of twins switching places because this trope tends to have clueless people who never have an idea, and it features twins just wearing each other’s clothes and claiming each...
View ArticleWhy I Think Men Should Read My Romcoms Too (Why Finding Your Target Audience...
This post is for two groups: Authors struggling to find and reach their target audience. (PS I am still figuring this out. But I have some useful tips to get started.) Men who love short and...
View ArticleRomantic Comedy Writing Lessons from Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love
A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a 2023 romcom by Netflix, starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Scott Ly. It’s a fun, sweet and romantic story about a woman who is challenged to get out of her comfort zone...
View ArticleThe book or the movie? That’s the question.
Note: I use affiliate links in this post. If you buy through them, it’s no extra cost to you, but I make a little money, which goes toward running this blog. I have a confession to make. I don’t...
View ArticleThe Surprise Child Trope: How to Piss off Your Readers and Viewers
Readers and viewers come with a variety of tastes when it comes to tropes. Some people hate love triangles; some love them. And many readers live for the friends-to-lovers; others avoid them when...
View ArticleHow to Use Excess to Create Memorable Characters in Your Fiction
“Everything in moderation” is good life advice in general. It helps us maintain healthy diets, not neglect or overdo exercise, don’t go bankrupt on shopping sprees… All sensible stuff. But if there’s...
View ArticleAnyone But You: Haters to Lovers Trope Done Right
*This post features affiliate links. If you purchase through them I make a little something at no extra cost to you. Anyone But You is the 2023 romcom starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell that has...
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