Your Slow Burn Romance Needs These 3 Scenes

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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
  • So your book needs a slow burn romance. How, exactly, will you weave it around the plot? This video contains several tips for writing Burn Scenes, Bid Scenes, and Sucker Punch Scenes that all contribute to.a satisfying slow burn experience for your readers. Whether you're writing a slow burn romance in your cozy mystery, or any other genre, these tips will help!
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  • @janekalmes
    @janekalmes  3 года назад +8

    Want to know how to design characters who are built for romance? Check this out: ruclips.net/video/DgoYDgFJSCw/видео.html

  • @Butterinyourear
    @Butterinyourear 3 года назад +62

    How has your channel not blown up yet? It’s so helpful and fun to watch! Do your thing, YT algorithm!

    • @rainbowsomeone
      @rainbowsomeone 3 года назад +5

      Seriously!! Such a hidden gem!

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +4

      Thank you so much!

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +3

      Thank you, rainbow!

    • @EcceHumanitatis
      @EcceHumanitatis 3 года назад +2

      A day when a new Fiction Technician video appears is always a good day.

    • @storydtechtiverobertjones464
      @storydtechtiverobertjones464 2 года назад

      Agreed…the YT algorithm is terrible! But in discovering Jane’s channel also gives me several new people to sub to, discover, and support :)

  • @EcceHumanitatis
    @EcceHumanitatis 3 года назад +15

    SO many things clicked into place watching this video! Thank you as always for thinking things out so brilliantly and sharing the finely distilled results with us. You're an exceptionally gifted teacher.

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +2

      You are so welcome! Thank you for these lovely words!

  • @remytherat2175
    @remytherat2175 2 месяца назад

    Ma'am I just found your channel today and I already love it. Your points are to the point and easy to understand and omg mary + matthew reference could not be a better reference to get me to understand. the sizzle!!!!!!

  • @windangel7720
    @windangel7720 8 дней назад

    This is great specific advice that other videos on slow burn never touched on. Now my problem is converting it to work for my vampire seduction story. 🤔 The vampire is seducing a lovely woman away from her fiance whom she is very loyal toward, with the intent of turning her. He can't just turn her against her will because there is a high failure rate in turning, and consent makes the conversion process more likely to succeed. He has to tread lightly and make her love him.

  • @shinaxia7474
    @shinaxia7474 Месяц назад

    I've been writing for a long time and already have quite a few romances published online (under pen name). I like to watch "tutorials" on writing, but 99% of them don't tell me anything new. This video got me interested. I don't use what you're talking about consciously, but my books are full of just those little moments that seemingly don't push the romance forward, but make the conversations between the characters exciting.

  • @gkaumudi7585
    @gkaumudi7585 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is the best video on slow burn. I watched so many before finding this. Thanks!!!

  • @l.e.mearman-medievalmusing6323
    @l.e.mearman-medievalmusing6323 3 года назад +3

    How did you know I needed this? Also, love me some Downton.

  • @paulschumacher4308
    @paulschumacher4308 9 месяцев назад +7

    I'm reconstructing a short story into a full mystery. These videos are helping.

  • @crowentity233
    @crowentity233 Год назад

    You just changed the entire way I write. I am actually creating a slow burn and feeling more successful. It's not perfect but I actually understand it better thank you so much!

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  Год назад +1

      Awesome, so glad it was helpful!

  • @r.3to3l.-41
    @r.3to3l.-41 Год назад

    this information was like a drop from heaven, immediate subscription

  • @amandacalling
    @amandacalling 2 года назад +1

    This was really helpful. So nice to have slow burn broken down into understandable parts. I have a clearer sense of how to create tension now. Thanks 😊

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  2 года назад

      That’s so great! Glad it was helpful!

  • @naomiuchiha0906
    @naomiuchiha0906 Год назад

    Thank you; you're the first to actually explain it💕

  • @aixa759
    @aixa759 2 года назад +1

    I love your re=worked acronym 🙌

  • @ximenalindsey5075
    @ximenalindsey5075 4 месяца назад

    Great advice, and very well presented! I can't wait to learn more.

  • @foggyfiction9917
    @foggyfiction9917 3 года назад +2

    I really love this video. I don't know why I only recently discovered your channel, but I love your videos! You have such great breakdowns and very clear information. Thanks for sharing!

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +1

      You’re welcome, I’m so glad. You like them!

    • @foggyfiction9917
      @foggyfiction9917 3 года назад

      @@janekalmes I saw someone else comment that they can't believe your channel hasn't truly blown up yet, and I agree! I added your channel to the "notables" list in my writer group, for sure.

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +1

      @@foggyfiction9917 Wow, thank you! I really appreciate that!

  • @frnkrry8938
    @frnkrry8938 Год назад

    This has been the most helpful video I’ve seen so far on writing romance (And I’ve seen many). Thank you! Great content!

  • @coneil72
    @coneil72 3 года назад +2

    This is brilliantly helpful, thank you.

  • @mayleespann4552
    @mayleespann4552 2 года назад +3

    What happens for the burn scene when the characters have known each other a long time but haven’t had a romantic relationship yet?

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  2 года назад +3

      In that case, the first burn I’d be tempted to give them is one of them waking up to the possibility that they could be more than friends. This would be something like the first scenes on Friends where Joey begins to imagine something romantic happening with Rachel. Not my favorite pairing on the show, but I’ll bet those scenes would show exactly how to do this!

  • @storydtechtiverobertjones464
    @storydtechtiverobertjones464 2 года назад

    Jane, this is great stuff! How did I never see your videos before? YT just needs to give us a better way to find one another!

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  2 года назад +2

      Thanks so much, Robert, it was great meeting you today! I'm doing my afternoon run-around with the kids, but I can't wait to check out your channel tonight!

    • @storydtechtiverobertjones464
      @storydtechtiverobertjones464 2 года назад

      @@janekalmes Hope you like it. I’m only recently back after a prolonged hiatus brought on by the miseries of 2020…LOL! New equipment and editing platform that I’m pretty much learning as I go along!

  • @firstofthefallen6034
    @firstofthefallen6034 3 года назад

    Great video as always. It was also nice to see The Bombay Prince mentioned.

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! I adore Sujata Massey.

    • @firstofthefallen6034
      @firstofthefallen6034 3 года назад +1

      @@janekalmesHave you read India Gray? The first of the four short stories features Perveen in her Oxford days. I discovered it only recently.

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад

      I haven’t read it, thanks for the rec!

  • @annavernick1490
    @annavernick1490 3 года назад

    You make it so easy to understand thank you

  • @anavelasquez5261
    @anavelasquez5261 2 года назад

    amaaaazing video thank you!! so straightforward, informative, and fun to watch. liked n subscribed :)

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  2 года назад

      Yay, glad to have you aboard!

  • @krampus7520
    @krampus7520 Год назад

    Clicked this video for the romance scenes i need, saw your others videos were abt murder and instantly subbed :)

  • @JenMaxon
    @JenMaxon 7 месяцев назад

    I hope you do know that not all inheritances are entailed to male heirs in the UK? I mean some are/were sure but not all of them.

  • @elaynalayne4610
    @elaynalayne4610 3 года назад +2

    Such great info! ThNk you so much for putting in all this work to explain these concepts. Sometime, would you potentially do a video showcasing some of those books you have on your bookcase? I can’t quite read the titles but I’m sure I would enjoy reading some of them. (Also an update on Kitty Callahan!)

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад

      You’re so welcome! I do have more Kitty Callahan, coming soon I hope!

  • @TheJadedFilmMaker
    @TheJadedFilmMaker 3 года назад

    please make more vids.
    any writing topic

  • @JemIsMyName-o
    @JemIsMyName-o 3 месяца назад

    What happens if you’re experiencing this in real life? Am I living a fantasy or is this actually possible?

  • @hideoussails1783
    @hideoussails1783 3 года назад +1

    💕

  • @Iwasonceanonionwithnolayers
    @Iwasonceanonionwithnolayers Год назад

    Have you talked about yes, but/no, and?

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  Год назад +1

      I think the best place I talked about it was in this video:
      ruclips.net/video/s62c_ROOgHI/видео.html
      I did some scene planning in this video, and went over that question and a few others.

  • @bethanyc9756
    @bethanyc9756 2 года назад +13

    Love this!! I've been watching videos from other people on how to write a slow burn romance, but they usually give very generic advice that rarely sparks any new thoughts or ideas. I like that you specifically focused on the chemistry and tension within the lines exchanged between characters in their scenes. Your video is the most helpful one I've seen on the subject! Thank you so much for your efforts😁

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  2 года назад +2

      So glad to hear that, and you’re so welcome!

  • @gin.hollan
    @gin.hollan 3 года назад +4

    Fantastic examples, and now I'm hooked on Downton Abbey, so thank you twice? lol. How often would you rotate the bid/bid/burn sequence?

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +2

      Great question. I think it has a lot to do with how many scenes your characters need to appear in together. If your plot is forcing them together in every scene, you may need more burns and bids than if they are separate a lot.

  • @rich8880
    @rich8880 3 года назад +6

    Thank you. That was so helpful to me. I'm moving on to your characters who are built for romance. Your explanation of the rules and needs is great.

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +1

      I’m so glad you like it!

  • @aroomofmIOwn
    @aroomofmIOwn 2 года назад +4

    Bid scenes increase anticipation for future burn scenes, while also increasing tension, because too many failed bids can sink a relationship, so each one missed throws the future of the relationship into greater jeopardy.

  • @TheJadedFilmMaker
    @TheJadedFilmMaker 3 года назад +1

    awesome as usual.
    (keep it simple stupid definitely works for me )

  • @amouramarie
    @amouramarie 3 года назад +2

    Damn, you are great at laying out some effective techniques! I don't even write mysteries, and I've even found your mystery-specific videos so helpful.

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад +1

      Wow, that is so great to hear! Glad I could help!

  • @krampus7520
    @krampus7520 Год назад +1

    This is INCREDABLY helpful, you set things up so it's simple and structured (What is this character's view on this character, how they 'fight', parry, etc) and boiled down to it's bare bones meaning is really helpful! I love your videos, keep on makin' them :D

  • @GUTOG
    @GUTOG 3 года назад +1

    I wish I had brains like Jane's. (trademarked)

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  3 года назад

      You’re the best, Anthony!

  • @AngelhousePhotograph
    @AngelhousePhotograph 2 года назад

    This has been insanely PRACTICAL. Omg, this is exactly the stuff I didn’t know I didn’t know!

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  2 года назад

      That’s what I love to hear! It makes my day when I feel like I helped clarify something for someone. Thanks for letting me know!

  • @zahra9075
    @zahra9075 9 месяцев назад

    great video!

  • @airusteume8627
    @airusteume8627 2 года назад

    good job please keep going
    your tips were so helpful and easy to understand

  • @eloramooncp
    @eloramooncp Год назад

    I love this video. Thank you so much!

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  Год назад

      You are so welcome! Thanks for the Super Thanks!

  • @kengause9259
    @kengause9259 Год назад

    Enjoyed the video. I am working on a current day novel where the characters are growing closer, but geography and bad timing are about to blow things up. Despite their feelings they will be forced apart for years before accidentally running into each other when old feelings get reignited and churned up. Something akin to Before Sunrise/Before Sunset. Is this considered a slow burn? Or is it something else? Also, how well does subtext work in modern day romance vice the early 20th century when social mores and class dynamics got in the way of two people getting together? Seems like we get to the sucker punch much sooner these days.

    • @janekalmes
      @janekalmes  Год назад

      Well, you are certainly right that we have less restrictive mores. But people do still feel just as anxious and prideful as ever, so there may still be things they’re unwilling to say to one another!
      I want to say that the relationship you describe is popularly known as “second chance romance.” It could still be a slow burn, but that depends on how slowly things develop once you get your characters together again.

    • @kengause9259
      @kengause9259 Год назад

      @@janekalmes Thanks for the clarification. I agree with your points. Subtext still has a role to play in human interaction. I am interested in how it plays within and across different generations, Millennials vs GenZ, for example. And also across cultures.
      I am coming from the mystery and SCI FI genres. I have only dabbled in romance fiction, but I am interested in character development and relationships. So, still learning.