Happy New Year, Campers. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Ours involved 80-100mph winds and no electricity. We had a daring chicken rescue as well but that’s a story for another time. Last month we covered some of the sub-genres of Romance – Romantic Comedy, Chick-Lit, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Historical, Inspirational. Wow, that’s a…
Author: Jax Hunter
Romance Sub-genres – Part 1
Before we go deeper into the elements of a great romance novel, let’s take a side trip and talk about the sub-genres of Romance. Maybe you’ve heard the term “Category” or “Series” romance. These terms don’t really reflect a subgenre so much as a publishing concept. Harlequin and Silhouette are the big names here. Each…
Romance: Tropes, tropes, and more Tropes
Before we get into the popular tropes in romance, I guess I should define a trope. From Merriam Webster: Full Definition of trope. 1a : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché <the usual horror movie tropes> 2…
What Makes a Romance Novel a Romance Novel
Before we get too far in the tips and how-to’s of writing romance, we should define romance as a genre. Over the years, romance has gotten a bad rap. In the early days of the romance novel – in the days of Kathleen Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers – there were books that, by today’s standards,…
Hello and Here’s to Romance
Hello from the high mountains of Colorado. After what can’t be called a hiatus – because it was too long – I am back writing for the RMFW blog. Looking forward to it. When Patricia Stoltey asked me to write, I asked her if there was a topic she’d like me to explore. She replied…