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Romance book
Readers
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Make the reader fall in love with the love interst, too.
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Love interest
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The protagonist shouldn’t immediately love him or, even if she does, there should be something that gives her pause (age, relationship, etc.).
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Location
As you know, you use setting to create the mood and atmosphere of your story. But the setting can also become a main character in your romance novel.
You can do historical, you can do contemporary. You can do bucolic, you can do metropolitan. But choose a setting that adds tension to the characters in some way.
Additionally, think of ways to use the setting to differentiate your romance.
Choosing an unusual setting for your romance novel can help you stand out in a “been there, done that” genre.
Familiar plot
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You're my soulmate, it's fate
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Tips
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Romance characters can often fall flat, if you’re not careful. In a bid to push the characters towards a happy ending, writers may ignore motivation.
It’s important that you know your character well enough to know the meaning behind her actions. If you can understand her psychology, you can create a character that’s whole, authentic and realistic, even if you don’t tell the reader everything that you know.
Motivation
Motivation is the reason why a character does something. It can be something they believe about themselves, something they believe about the other person, or something they want to happen (or not happen).
Motives are usually born in the backstory. The reason why a character opts for one course of action over another is based on something that the reader may not know (but you should definitely know).
You may give glimpses to the reader, but as the writer, should always know the motivation of each character at every point within your story.
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Happy ending
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The best plot is the one where the boy gets the girl at the end. So, no matter what it takes to get your characters to this ending, make it happen.