How to write slow-burn romance…that will make your readers fall in love 😍
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Want to write a slow burn romance that will make your readers fall in love with your characters? In today's video, I'm sharing my 5 BEST TIPS for writing a swoon-worthy, slow-paced romance that will hold your reader's attention... and steal their heart. Plus, we'll explore some common pitfalls to avoid when writing slow-burn romance. Grab a notebook and let's get started!
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00:00 Introduction
02:09 #1. Romance is all about character journeys
04:20 #2. Leave something to be desired
06:14 #3. Keep the momentum going
08:30 #4. Story structure is your friend
10:10 #5. Write what you like…and what your readers like
12:40 Subscribe for more writing videos! :)
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Anyone who still hasn't read 100 Days of Sunlight: please know that Abbie definitely knows what she's talking about
I 100% agree!! 💕💕
Agree!!
I 100% agree
I just finished 100 days of sunlight after watching Abbie for months I finally ordered it for myself, it is AMAZING. I cried at least 4 times. 😭🤣
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Abbie: "Think of your OTP, the reason you love it so much is because the author did a great job at writing a slow burn romance"
Me: My OTP isn't canon though...
Maybe the burn is just Very Slow
MOOD
but hey, that means YOU can be the author for a story about your OTP! non-canon doesn't mean invalid.
SAME
@Rainbow Rose Princess Mishti OMG, my exact thought!!
@Rainbow Rose Princess Mishti Yes! 🔥 🌊 The ship that was literally supposed to be cannon. 😞 💔 🥀
I don't care about having fans, I only care about saving myself from the embarrassment of my story being awful.
ME
Amen!
this is so real
It's in wordsss
“Write a story that you will love” thanks for saving me for the billion’th time❤️
I love that line!
I aways have to remind myself of this! Just write as you would love to read it yourself, and don't think about the rest of the world just yet! 🤗💖 Great advice x love this channel
@@llama-geddon9319 Right? I sometimes forget about my own happiness when I do a project!
@@raisyrosye7656 I know! I go into this state of thinking 'does this sound right, will this go down well, will the world judge my potentially crazy, highly dysfunctional characters ' haha! I definitely have to take a moment and think 'no, write for me as if no one else in the world will ever read this' 😊
@@llama-geddon9319 Yes, I love that mindset, my friend!
I hope you’re writing a writing advice book Abbie, cause I’d buy it.
Second this!! I would love a "book how to guide" because I think sometimes I need some direction or even branch out on the advice you give! I would love to do that while I'm writing because it could also help writer's block!!! PLEASE WRITE ONE! (Literally would pay any amount of money)
Fr fr!
She's already said that she bases a lot of her videos on Story Genius by Lisa Cron... Just read that.
I've found that in writing teen fiction, the bully and nerd enemies to lovers trope is overused. Many teenagers don't have all that drama in their lives. Yes, there's bullying and social segregation. But what most teenagers go through is a self discovery, and not the entire villain arc thing many enemies to lovers tropes preach. In my own story, the teens have no reason to particularly hate each other. She doesn't trust him based on past experience, and he isn't particularly open to young love and all that because of past trauma. They spend way more time being friends and exploring their individual personalities than they do exploring their attraction to each other. I find that that care and light treading around your crush is way more relatable than hating the person then loving them in fifty chapters. Not that there's anything wrong with it, of course. I've read tons of books like that, and loved it. I'm just saying, I'm a teen, and if teens hate you at the beginning of the book, chances are they'll still hate you at the end, or at the most understand your choices
This makes a ton of sense. It sounds like you've found a solid way to keep tension without resorting to the extreme bully/nerd side of things! Where can we read your story when it's done?
soo trueee.
1. Romance is all about #characters journeys
1. What is the internal conflict both my characters are personally struggling with?
2. What kind of relationship do they have with each other at the start of the story and why?
3. How long have they known each other?
4. How did they meet?
5. How much does character a know of character b's internal conflict?
6. How much does character b know of character a's internal conflict?
7. Are they keeping any secrets from each other?
8. If yes, why?
2. Writ what you like... and what your readers like
1. How have both my characters changed and evolved as a result of their journey/their relationship with each other?
2. How much has character a affected character b's internal conflict?
3. How much has character b affected character a's internal conflict?
4. Are they still keeping any secrets from each other? Why or why not?
5. What does the future look like for these two characters?
I loooooove slow burn. Romantic tension is something I LIVE for in writing or reading
“Of angst and desire and fear”
Me: *Very excited and happy but also with a hint of evil giggling*
Yes… Angst… My favorite word in the English language.
Haha. 😂✋
Oh no
@@13littleprincess74 Oh yes
@@13littleprincess74 Hell yes
I know it's an old comment but angst means fear in Dutch ;)
I slowburn my romance about the span of 2 books. The first one covers "enemies to allies" then a nice betrayal in the middle. Near the end there is the uncovering of some hidden information, that makes them allies again because they both know who the real enemy is. This new alliance finally forms the start of a friendship and the joined tackling of a big obsticle (climax). This climax contains a little sequence of fake dating where actually some sparks fly. The fallout at the end is a hard breaking point for both characters that forces them to flee together into almost certain death.
In book 2 we see them licking their wounds, saving each other's butts and becoming best friends. They fall in love but can't tell each other because of their own misbelief, and a war separating them. My male MC lies and "betrays" his love midpoint to discourage her being loyal and following him into war, because he just couldn't stand the thought of her dying. He does that even though he knows she probably take another man (from the enemies side), but he knows she will be saver there then with the rebels he is with. So a half-hearted love-triangle of some sorts lol. Also my MC's both are from different cultural background and social status, making this kind of a forbidden love. But well despite all they never seem to cut each other lose, even through war and hardship. When they rejoin they re-build their friendship. Things are getting serious. Again they have to take defeat and flee for their lives. My guy then gets caught and is supposed to be executed for treason. Finally they have their first kiss and confess their love. He almost dies. They become a couple after he recovers and of course are still joined in a fight for the rebellion. They are now stronger then ever. Eventually they are at the peak of their strength, defeating their enemy (climax) and bringing their relationship to its highest point with their first kid on the way. But my novels wouldn't be my novels without a dark turn and gut wrenching cliffhanger at the end. So their fate as a couple will be decided in the 3rd book, where we will have a "long time no see" situation and some dark secrets awaiting. Will they or won't they end happy together? I hope that's cookin slow enough 😉
@@benjaminramsey498 Hey there. I have no doubt that you will find a good romantic subplot for your Characters, you know them well, and giving them a romance is only one more good thing to fight for. Even if your MC's main conflict is to make his father proud, giving him someone he could lose in battle or something maybe makes him grow even more as a character :). You could make it interesting by making his father hate the idea of this relationship or make MC's father and the father of the prince enemies. Brutal and dark stories hold great opportunities for romance!
My characters grow together as a couple greatly because of trauma. They each are good souls fighting for the thing they feel is right (one for his loved ones, one for justice), but have both been treated cruel in life. They oppose and don't like each other in the beginning, because they just assume the worst in the others intentions. The war they get involved in is also a fight against their own inner demons, still they make each other grow as people. Thats what makes them a believable and great couple in my eyes and just adds a little bit of light within all this tragedy that is my story lol.
Don't torture me like that 😭😂
@@benjaminramsey498 Thank you, and glad I could help a little. Good luck with writing :)
@@Natalie-cv2nt I'm sorry 😅💔. It's tragic but it's "swoonable" I promise 😉
Where can I read your book?
Challenge: Character A realises they're in love with character B is the Disaster plot point. Falling in love is their deepest fear, and its 'all their fault', so now they believe they've completely screwed themself over with their own, now undeniable feelings.
I want to write something with that plot...
Hah, I've written this story :D I have to admit, I love a good 'broken bird finds their wings' trope, as cliche as it is. Although one thing that I ended up massively changing in the revisions was having their 'wings' come more from their own personal triumphs/challenges than specifically the love story (which...I was very, very young when I first wrote it) which in a way is the first point in the video.
@@lisamarieligreci-newton7804 Wow, your story sounds so interesting already!
That's what I have in mind for one character of one of my stories ideas :)
Sounds like a gacha story lol
This is actually really helpful for me. I'm ace, and I've never dated anyone. I've had crushes (romantically, after I got to know the person and found that I admired them greatly) but I've never been in a relationship before, so it's difficult for me to write people in a relationship. I'm a very anxious person, and social interaction never came easily to me, so I constantly worry about making the relationship seem real and natural. I mostly just go off of what I would like to have in a relationship: very straightforward blunt communication, and a lot of physical affection.
Just study lots of different characters and even real people and their dynamics with each other. You can always get a second opinion if you're worried it's not realistic enough. Have fun with writing. Besides, fiction isn't meant to be completely realistic, so don't worry too much if it doesn't seem real or natural.
I tend to enjoy "soulmates" type romances, where the couple are similar to each other, and yet different in precisely the right ways for them complement each other perfectly.
They may struggle to appreciate those differences at first, or admire and envy the qualities the other person has which they themselves lack.
I also like soulmates with age differences. There is something very moving about two adults with an age gap and a world of different experiences between them, somehow connecting with each other more than they have with anyone else in their entire lives. I enjoy watching the characters struggle to overcome their insecurities and misgivings and (hopefully, although endings vary) finally realize that love is precious enough to pursue in spite of them all.
And I still like them even if they don't get together in the end, because sometimes it's enough for two soulmates like that to support each other. Their feelings aren't platonic, but they don't act on them and form a romantic relationship.
Whatever the romance, I like it when they push and inspire each other to grow and improve and pursue their life passions.
any examles?
My favourite ship is 100% Kanej in Six of Crows.
They have this amazing and unique chemistry even without touching each other, flirting,...
Their relationship is so pure and they express their feelings through their actions.
Another thing I love about them is the fact that they could 100% thrive on their own but are so powerful together!
This was the ship I was imagining too! Slowburn to the max haha
Surprisingly, the Anne series by Lucy Montgomery has an AMAZING slow burn between Anne and Gilbert. Like- I’m talking through the whole series. Book three and Anne is still like “imma live an old maid’s life” aka no husband. If you like slow-burn READ ANNEEEEEEE. First two books are little quips that Gilbert makes here and there and it progresses and it’s so complex and HAHAGAHHAHBQHHH
It's one of my favorite love stories
Yes I love the Anne series! Is it just me or is it predictable though because I knew that there was about 7 books and I was like: if you're gonna have a guy in for that long, he's gonna be introduced soon. So Gilbert comes a long and they hate each other so YES they're going to get married. That's what my brain said 🤣
@@lisaneedham4302 Exactly! LOL
Your description of the "two steps forward, three steps back" terrible slow burn is a great explanation of why Ross/Rachel was just awful by the end of Friends, but Chandler/Monica was great.
Monday: Yeah, new podcast!!!
Tuesday: Well, I'll try these ideas...
Wednesday: Ah, Abbie has a new video!!!
Thursday: okay, I reckon I'll write all day to use Abbie's ideas...
Friday: Kate has a new video!!!
Saturday: still writing...
Sunday: huh, luckily there's only one day more to listen to the new podcast.
Thank you so much to creat these videos, you and Kate are my best writers/youtubers ever!
do you listen to the Tim Hawkins podcast?
This came out just at the right time! I'm in the middle of writing a slow-burn, fantasy novelette and I couldn't figure out why I couldn't seem to progress the romance in a way that seemed effective... This was really helpful thank you, Abbie!
Romancing the Beat is a great book that outlines an easy-to-follow structure for writing juicy romance! I'm not sure how Abbie hasn't heard of it, it's the go-to book for romance writers!
"Make your story matter to you." I love that! Thank you, Abbie!
Could you please do a video on how to do effective worldbuilding? It's something I struggle with
You could use Avatar The Last Airbender as a case study, since I personally love the worldbuilding for that TV series
Abbie did a video on world building a bit ago. Here’s the link: ruclips.net/video/54I6nKUg-Oo/видео.html
Unfortunately she didn’t use Avatar: The Last Airbender as the case study story, but she did use The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, which I hope is equally helpful for you.
I absolutely love ATLA’s worldbuilding! 😫✋
You could also check out Hello Future Me, he does a bunch of very good and analytical videos, and he is a huge fan of ATLA so he has more than one of those haha
This is just my take on applying Abby's pointers to AtLA. It was so good because the viewer is fed the information piece by piece, like a trail of breadcrumbs that we WANT to follow, rather than getting a huge info dump that bores us. Example: we don't learn about sub-bending (blood, metal) until a main character is forced to work with it. Or they only introduce a city when the character visits for the first time. In EP1, we only know that there are four elements that people can bend, and we're at the South Pole. It helps that AtLA's magic system is super simple as well, because viewers digest bending immediately and then move on to the good stuff: character development.
TL;DR: hold back all the details you're excited to share until the protagonists have to directly engage with it.
Hope this helps!
@@aimeelew_ Welp writing that piece of information down thanks!
A person going by the username of enigmaticagentalice wrote the following.
I mean, I say I love the “Enemies to Lovers” trope, but what I really mean is that I love the: Enemies
to Resentful Allies in a Time of Crisis
to Grudging Mutual Respect
to Growing Fondness Concealed by Snark
to Hurtful Betrayal
to Slow Reconciliation with a Greater Understanding of Each Other
to Strange but Solid Friendship
to Unexpected Feelings in a Time of Crisis
to Denying Their Feelings while Growing Closer as Friends
to Epiphanies of Love in the Worst Possible Circumstances
to Mutual Pining
to Unbearable Sexual Tension
to Lovers.
So excited for this! I'm writing a slow-burn romantic subplot so... this was a gift from heaven.
I almost never read books with romance so my favs come from tv (which is terribly uncultured, I know) but a couple of my favorites are Jim & Pam (The Office US) and Castle & Beckett (Castle). Slow burn is, BY FAR, the most satisfying brand of romance IMO - it gets me every time (when it’s done well).
caskett are adorable❤️❤️
Same! I love Jim & Pam
Caskett is one of my all time favorites too, so you’re not alone
Oliver & Felicity - Arrow 😎✌
@@janbenton2922 for sure!
My favorite slow burn romances are Kaz and Inej from Six of Crows and Jude and Cardan from The Cruel Prince.
I struggle with both writing and reading romance, so thanks for sharing these tips. I like how it's all about the character journey instead of just the romance itself. Romantic tension... yeah, okay, I can agree with you there for sure. It's definitely impossible to keep up with trends and it's super important to just write what you like. Thanks again for these
Hi if you need any help with writing or coming up with idea's for the romance parts/ romantic tension I could help!
Needed this BADLY for my romance novel. I was losing the plot and mot satisfied with what I wrote, I felt like it wasn’t subtle enough. I definitely need to work on their internal conflicts!
Abbie...just a quick note to thank you and Jenna Moreci from the bottom of my heart for your most excellent tutelage in writing. I just achieved a major milestone as I finally managed to complete the plot for my book! I think the tipping point came from blending my own literary "smoothie" under your direction. I could think of only around seven books and movies that had inspired me, but further consideration revealed many, many more. I began concocting various "recipes", and, when combined with ideas I already had, OUT POPPED MY PLOT! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Attraction at first sight happens. Love takes time to grow. The path of true love never did run smooth.
Finally!! I was trying to figure how to put slow-burn romance in my WIP which a fantasy. This actually helped loads. Thanks a lot!!! 🥳😃
Cresswell is definitely the OTP I was thinking of at the begining.
And when she was talking about the slow crawling romance, I thought of Maxon and America in The Selection Series
In the progress of plotting out my story and character building, been doing it for a week now, never plotted any of my stories before so this is helpful, thank you Abbie
'Always write what YOU want to read. Make the story matter to YOU' 🤗
abbie, your videos are always so well-edited, professional, and informative. thank you sm for all your consistent hard work!!
Thank you so much for these tips, Abbie, I really needed them since slow-burn is my FAVORITE trope and all of my own ships follow it! My favorite ship is Kanej from Six of Crows🌚💜
Abbieee! I read your book (100 days of sunlight) and all I want to say is that I am still thinking about how it made me feel. Beautiful story that had me cry, laugh and smile. And now I wish I had a Weston in my life.
Excited to read anything else you write.
omg I adore a slow burn
Me too! 😫✋
This is one of my favorite videos from you! I get so mentally tired after a whie creating the characters' personality, building enough of the world, their backstories, internal conflicts, making sure their internal conflict chemistry makes sense, etc. and then I just want them to get together!
I was missing the 'how they get together' part, the slow burn part and the unfulfilled desire totally clicked for me and I realized thats what I was missing.
Thank you, thank you for these videos!
I'm not sure about everyone else but I love when romance is mixed with the harsh realities of life. Like for example my first manuscript and the next 8 to follow is set in a war torn Scandinavia and mixing a little romance into war. This channel does help alot so thank you abbie
All your videos on romance and characters and how you don’t need a big plot to write a wonderful story are beign so helpful to me.
I love love love slow-burn romance Abbie!!! Thank you so much for this 💛
This video popped in my feed and I must say it confirmed a lot of things for me as I've been working on my novel for some time. Definitely resonated with everything you said! Thank you! ❤
I've never clicked on a video faster. This came EXACTLY when i needed it. I don't know how you always manage to give me exactly what i need in the moment, Abbie, and make things so much easier. You're just an endless source of inspiration and i can't emphasize that enough.
You don't know how much I NEEDED this video! Thank you abbie!
I'm not even a writer, and I love your content! It's so compelling and well edited.
Thanks for posting this! Appreciate your videos,
they've helped me SO much with the writing of my book.
Spent all of last week binging all of your videos.
Yessssss!! I definitely needed this video!!! Thank you Abbie!!!! 💛💛
Perfect timing!! My WIP is a slow-burn and I need all the help I can get haha
OMG THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED THANK YOUUU
I'd love to see some tips on writing forbidden love! I'm writing it at the moment and can't seem to quite get the chemistry going, despite having them both conflicted internally about their feelings for the other, and having outside conflict from societal beliefs etc.
Needed this boost of inspiration, Abbie - thank you!! 💜🙏
Amazing video as always Abbie! My OTP is Percabeth. They don't really start out as enemies, but over the course of five books they grow to best friends to finally becoming a couple at the very end of the series.
i thought about percabeth too, its the best slowburn I've ever read
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I always wanted to include romance in my story but I never knew how to do it properly. You helped me a lot!
Miraculous ladybug is the perfect example of not keeping the momentum going
I love how the scrivener theme in your background matches the theme of the video!🥰🥰🥰
Mine is from Friends to Lovers. I watched this video for some good tips, and with this being the first real project that I wanted to write, I was guilty of it being a full-blown romance with not a whole lot of development. I'm re-writing the story to make it a much better-paced build, slow romance burn is great when handled well. With your tips, I've made it much better and I'm nearing the conclusion of my story.
Thank you Abbie. I love everything about your videos. Not just the content but the artistry of creating and editing them🔥
Oh wow THANK YOU for saying this. I've been trying for forever to figure out how to put into words what actually makes some romances good in books, and you just did it for me. 😂 The way both go through an arc is what makes it *chefs kiss* amazing. And I love how you said that it can't be put into a 3 Act Story Structure; every romance story is different, which makes them all intriguing and keeps things fresh and interesting. 😊
Great video!
This helped me out greatly! Thank you! I'm doing enemy's to livers in a fantasy setting. The romance will be side story, on for like three fourths if the story they only teamed up simply to use each ither for their own goals and at the end they are more open with each ither lije what's the other's goals and why they teamed up. Second phase will be from them helping each other for their own goal to them genuinely wanting to helo one another. And finally at the end they will get together.hearts will be broken, friendship tested and lots and lots of betrayal
i actually took notes... felt like i'm in one of those rare classes i actually enjoy
I’ve never been this early I’m so excited I love just getting practical advice on writing
I was basically *CRAVING* for Abbie's update!!!😫🥺💕💕 I really thought you will be gone for a month until I re-read your one week old announcement in community that you will be back the next week. I really missed your up-beat update!🙌🙌 Truly makes my day better with funny moments in your every video and got to learn someyhing new every week!❤ Thank you, Abbie!!
Yay! So happy you made a video about this! I've been really wanting to write a story like this for months I was just unsure how to! This is going to help SO much! Thank you so much, Abbie!! 😸😻😸
I love how this video is helpful for anyone who wants to write within the romance genre, but also people who don't. Relationships are something that exist in (almost) everyone's lives. Being able to understand how to write romance - specifically a slow burning romance - is useful for every genre, if that is something you want to happen within your plot. So many books and movies include romance and relationships without drawing away from the main genre. Like Harry Potter, for example. *Spoiler*
Ron and Hermione have a slow burning romance throughout the series, but when describing Harry Potter, I'd never use the word romance. :)
This literally came at the perfect time! I'm actually writing a best friends to lovers story right now were the two characters confess to each other close to the end of the book! I haven't gotten to the confession part yet but I'm really close!
Thank you, I was a hard time writing romance and this definitely helped, I will be looking into the three act thing lol. this has been so helpful thank you
Write the book you like! Yes! Thanks for another great video, Abbie.
When I saw the upload, it was like you were reading my mind. Really helped me in developing a fantasy-romance-adventure story I’m working on!
Ooh, la la, your story sounds interesting!
thank you so much! this is a really helping advice in terms of making a story >< i'm glad i found your video
I have a very unique idea for a plot, but I'm not sure how to write it-
Basically, it's your typical love triangle with the pick me girl leading two boys on (which the readers can't get enough of, because they're both incredibly boyfriend material) BUT over time, the two guys in the love triangle fall for EACH OTHER because the girl is careless with their emotions, causing them to move on.
Not sure how to execute this, but I know I would for sure read this if it was already a thing.
i personally would eat this up, i want this to exist please T.T
I think it would be cool to make the girl about more 3-dimensional. To actually give her a reason on why she acts this way, instead of making her a stereotypical mean girl.
Yeah, it’s very rough right now as I’ve never outlined a story before 😅
I usually just come up with ideas, write about 40 pages, and then drop it and never come back again except to laugh at it years later
Idk, I want to be an author so darn bad, yet the only thing I struggle with IS PLOTTING GODDAMN
can i plz plz plz use this dude omg im obsessed with the idea (might add some of my own touches)
00:13 Adrienette!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for this! These have been helping me so much with my writing and I've missed hearing good commentary on writing methods and tips. Your content makes my heart happy!
Oh my, this came just in time!!!! Thank you!!!!
I really enjoy your videos, they always make me reexamine my own plotlines!!!
OMG LOVE IT, I am going to use this to my enemy to lovers and best friends to lovers romance!
the templates slay. so helpful, thank you!
This officially validated that my plans for my epic greek adventure romance will work since the tips mentioned here are all included (woo)!
Amazing tips thank you so much. You immediately solved two of my problems with the questions to ask about the characters. Sometimes you just need a little input from outside. You are really a story savior.
Everything you said here makes me think of my characters and oh gosh I almost started to cry.
Besides the helpful videos you make. I loved so much the background music, you made so clear what you were taking about, I felt so inspired at the end.
I was just thinking\ trying to write this. and then you show up. Perfect timing Abbie, as usual.
Abbie, thank you so much! Okay, so I'm here not because I'm writing a book or something. I'm actually just a fan of text role plays, it's just a nice hobby where both me and my coplayer have our own characters (often more than only one), so the whole point of the game is basically their interactions of all kinds. Your video has helped me appreciate my current character even more, and I love how I can see her upcoming journey now! Thanks a ton, I'm definitely coming back for more tips. It's a subscribe hit ♥
That's what I need to learn, thanks a lot abbie
Hey, Thank you for all your wisdom! Helping me out with so many of your videos. I do appreciate it.
Ohh, so that's how you do it.
Girl, you're a life saver 😌
On a completely unrelated note, you are so pretty ❤️
Oh my goodness this video is PERFECT!! Thank youuuu
I'm rewriting a story and needed this desperately ! 😭
I wonder what you would have to say about how to write good romance for characters in a pre-established relationship at the start of the book? Not ex-lovers but like they are currently in love.
This so helpful! Thanks Abbie! 😁
Insta love, turns into disappointment and then into love again would be a great trope tho
What's the internal conflict both of my characters are personally struggling with!
What kind of relationship do they have with each other ag the start of the story and why?
How long have they known each other?
How did they meet?
How much does Character A know of Character B's internal conflict?
How much does Character B know of Chracter A's internal conflict?
Are they keeping any secrets from each other? If yes, why?
Feyre and Rhysand are my favourite OTP 😍 thank you for the video, it's very helpful and inspiring 💗
As I'm more into writing/reading fan fictions where rules are (luckily) not as "strict" as for actual books, I still enjoy getting such advices as if I would intent to write an actual book (which I will never do) gives me a great help of what I want to write my fandom related stuff.... If I ever get back to writing
i love the editing style on this video!
i just love your channel and your brows.
This video is SOOO GOOD!
I was gonna take notes but it would have taken forever to write down all her words on paper... I'm serious everything she said was so helpful!!!!!!! : D
Most telenovelas have failed step 3 😅
I just ordered your book! 🙌 I'm looking forward to it! (:
You just made my day, Abbie!! (My favourite ship is Carswell Thorne and Cress Darnel from the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, they are just too cute!)
There is a whole book on the story beats for romance novels, based on the 'Save the Cat' story structure! The book is called ' Romancing the Beat' and it is very eye-opening to how, regardless of tropes, every romance also has some beats it needs to hit to be believable! Loved it so much that I use both Save the Cat and Romancing the Beat when I outline, just to make sure I hit both :)!
Second the praise for Romancing the Beat. A helpful resource for all writers at every level.