Episode 14: PNR Beats
Want a breakdown of the beats of Paranormal Romance? This episode lists the nine beats I believe are common in all romances that feature werewolves, vampires, fae and other kinds of supernatural being...
2 Touko 20238min
Episode13 AIDA
You just finished writing thousands and thousands of words in your manuscript and told an emotional love story with kissing. But wait, you're not done. Now you have to write a couple hundred words to ...
25 Huhti 20236min
Episode 12 Adaptations
Faith is a tricky subject when it comes to taking someone else's work and making it your own. Following Krevolin's rules of originality, seeking without destroying, keeping the key things, while maint...
18 Huhti 20236min
Episode 11 The Obstacle Course
Did you know there's only four types of obstacles that your protagonist can face? They are an Antagonist, Physical Obstruction, Inner/Psychology Problems, or a Mystic Force. Let's break these four dow...
11 Huhti 20237min
Episode 10 Twelve Bases of Intimacy
There aren't three bases in the game of love. There are twelve. Find out the twelve levels of intimacy in this episode. Want to learn more about pacing, try my courses Page Turner Pacing Course http...
4 Huhti 202310min
Episode 9 Steamy Emotional Arc
In a romance novel, the love scenes should be integral to the plot. Otherwise it's just description that readers will gloss over to get back to the important action. Best beats or pacing points for a ...
28 Maalis 202312min
Episode 8 Romance Beats
In addition to the twelve pacing points that we talked about previously, each genre of popular fiction has beats that readers are expecting see or hear. If you don't hit these beats in your story its ...
21 Maalis 20239min
Episode 7 Buttons
Buttons are like punctuation marks. Like a period, exclamation point, or question mark, a button is a punctuation mark at the end of an act in a show or a scene (or chapter) in a book. To use these in...
14 Maalis 20239min
