Romance 101 - Romance Story Structure
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- I'm laying out the 10 story beats to write your romance!
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OMG THERE IS A CAT ON THE SHELF!!!!
😂 yeah my floofs like to cameo. I’m glad they brought you some joy 😁
#2 is one of my favorites to narrate because I basically get to go through the healing processes with the characters. I've found that in most of the romances I voice, the "lie" comes from a self-protection strategy due to past abuse, usually the more specific the better.
"The Savior's Champion" by Jenna Moreci has all of these beats down to a science. That's one of the reasons I consider Tobias and Leila one of my all-time favorite pairings. I felt everything they were going through whether it was happy or sad. That just makes me want to read "The Savior's Sister" even more! :)
If you look really closely, I think one of the books in the background *is* the savior's champion.
Yep, right next to Hera.
omg, this is so helpfull, i'm writing a wattpad bl for the first time and i'm trying to build the structure. you are amazing. you come straight to the point. thank you so much
Erin this is FANTASTIC! I’ve been writing for years and just decided to write Romance. The learning process has been interesting and fun. Your beats really help clarify the Romance genre structure. Thanks so much!
This is a great reference! Have you heard of Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat? It's a good read with an '80s soundtrack with each chapter on the romance beats :)
Hannah Jane I haven’t heard of that but it sounds so fun! I never say no to fun 80s music 😂
THANK YOU FOR NUMBER TEN cause so many romances do not give us even a *taste* of what that HEA is like... and it is so incredibly frustrating.
Another awesome video, I'm gonna have to revisit it when I get back to work on that WIP of mine.
I went through this checklist as you were explaining and thought of my favorite romance series at every step and everything aligns with all your steps 🔥😭
This is awesome. I suck at beats SO MUCH. Like. So much, Erin. For someone who reads so much, I'm still so dumb about the mechanics that create a compelling story.
Casey Gibson 😂 too be fair this took research. It’s only recently I started noticing them
Thank you so much for this information! I will definitely buy your books.
Always good advice, I do love getting to the happy ever after!
It's my favourite part :3
Thank you! This was one of very few video resources that explained step by step a romance structure specifically, I found it very helpful!
You're so welcome! I'm glad it helped you
This was a WONDERFUL VIDEO! Thank you so much, I found it so valuable.
You’re so welcome ☺️
This is SO HELPFUL
I’m so glad :D good luck with your writing!!
This video is SUCH a great resource! Thank you!!
I'm so glad it was helpful
After a while of searching for good, instructive videos on romance structure, you made this look easy! Your video is amazing! Thank you so much.
I'm so glad it was helpful! Happy writing :D
Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank youuu! Mmmmuaaaahhh! ❤❤❤❤❤
I've been struggling for some days now to write down the plot for a mafia romance, but I just couldn't even grasp the dynamics of the romance aspect. But as I watched this, I recalled a romance movie I watched recently and EVERY SINGLE STEP you mentioned occured in that movie. I was able to relate perfectly how each beat applies, and how I can now weave the mafia aspect into the romance plot. Thank you once again! Subscribed for life! ❤❤❤
Yay! I’m so glad it helped :D
Thank you I will try it
thank you, this was an excellent breakdown! :-)
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed 😁
Yeah...I want to write romantic relationships but I am so prudish and scared of romance that the result comes off as a toxic relationship, that is not healthy. But at the same time, I think that destruction is beautiful, in some way.
Great Vid
there's a cat in the bookshelf!
A q: is there a point in which these beats should happen or does it not matter as long as each is there? Like if I want to take a while between the meet cute and the characters realising their feelings
Do romance novels always have a villain? Is he/she the one who keeps them apart?
Nope they don't all have villains. Just like in other stories you can get conflict from lots of different sources. If there is a villain they don't have to actively separate the lead and love interest either. I've read plenty where the villain (usually in more fantasy leaning stories) is someone the leads work together to overcome and they're a general threat as opposed to someone actively sabotaging the relationship. However, that's not to say that you can't have a villain whose primary goal is to thwart the relationship because those definitely exist as well. The point is that you have a lot of flexibility for how that all plays out and where the conflict is coming from ^__^
@@ErinKinsella Thank you so much for that reply! I'm an aspiring writer myself and I am interested in writing a romance novel but I want to avoid cliche' and silly tropes. So the thing keeping the lovers apart doesn't have to have an obvious villain like a scheming Jafar thwarting Aladdin and Jasmin's relationship, it could just be a situation, like WWII or 16th century Scottish class rules saying The Laird should never marry his cook. Or the obvious one: Romeo and Juliet being from different and feuding families. Cool. I get it.
This is soooo helpfull! Do these beats work if the romance is a prevalent subplot?
Anna B thank you!! And it would really depend. Usually with subplots you have a bigger overarching conflict so the romance is more often a safe haven for the characters but it’s entirely up to you really
Erin Kinsella that makes sense! Thanks so much
Step 5 The Vulnerable Reconciliation didn't make a lot of sense. I wish there could be some examples. This doesn't really fit into my story very well.
Is it bad that I want to try writing a romance novel without ever reading one? I am a murder mystery true crime reader and I can’t often find interests in romance but it’s very hard for me to write murder mysteries
Uh, yep that's pretty bad XD Romance isn't easier to write than any other genre. Writing books in general is really difficult and every genre comes with its own unique challenges. If you have no interest in romance then I wouldn't recommend trying to write in that genre. There are romance thrillers that combine romance and murder mysteries you could check out and see if you enjoy.
@@ErinKinsella definitely better than what I was thinking!!! Thanks so much! I may do that combo!
I know this video is 3 years old, so I'm hoping someone will still see this. But does this structure still work for dark romance?
I don't see why it wouldn't work for dark romance. The main plot is still going to be centralized around the romance and can follow similar beats.
she gives out a bit more than 10 beats