the Six foundational elements of romance fiction

Y'all.

I. Am. So. Pumped!

I've been talking about offering a course on editing and story structure for over a year now, and I'm finally in the last stages of fine-tuning!

In a few short weeks (well, it's quarantimes, so maybe the longest weeks of our lives, but still...), I will open up a class on the Six Foundational Elements of Romance Fiction. These are the six core aspects I look for when I'm starting a developmental edit. Like puzzle pieces, these elements lock together to support each other, and as a whole, they create a deeply engaging story that readers love.

If you'd like to learn more about the course - and what exactly these "puzzle pieces" are - sign up for a free download that outlines the six elements and get notifications when the course is available.

There are a million ways to write and revise a romance novel, and using these core aspects to shape your story is just one method. I'll have more for you in the future, but I'm super excited about this framework because it often works for authors who just don't get story beats like "inciting incident" and "dark night of the soul."