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Write Better Fiction
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romance
Character
4 Tips for Writing Engaging Frenemies
By Lorraine Heath
Apr 8, 2021
Interviews
Lorraine Heath: Romance Without Outlines
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 29, 2021
Romance
Writing a Romance Series That Keeps Readers Coming Back for More
By Michelle Major
Mar 29, 2021
Writing Techniques
The Pleasures and Perils of Writing Historical Fiction
By Eva Leigh
Feb 18, 2021
Writing Techniques
How to Do Shadow Research for Your Novel
By Devon Daniels
Feb 10, 2021
Interviews
Jennifer Probst: Making the Genre Leap
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jan 11, 2021
Interviews
Lenora Bell: When Fairy Tales Meet Reality TV
By Robert Lee Brewer
Oct 25, 2020
Writing Techniques
Three Keys to Crafting Chemistry Between Characters
By Michelle Major
Oct 24, 2020
Interviews
Sariah Wilson: Escapes and Happily-Ever-Afters
By Robert Lee Brewer
Oct 8, 2020
Writing Techniques
5 Elements That All Good Rom-Coms Should Include
By Sariah Wilson
Oct 1, 2020
Popular Fiction
Romance First Place Winner: "Just a Little Push"
By Leslie Wibberley
May 1, 2020
Vintage WD
Vintage WD: Decoding the Secrets to Selling Popular Fiction, Part 2
By Amy Jones
Mar 5, 2020
Vintage WD
Vintage WD: Decoding the Secrets to Selling Popular Fiction, Part 1
By Amy Jones
Feb 27, 2020
Romance
Forced Proximity: 50 Reasons for Your Characters to Be Stuck Together
By Bryn Donovan
Dec 18, 2019
Writing Quotes
5 Nora Roberts Quotes About Writing for Writers
By Amy Jones
Nov 26, 2019
Breaking In Writers Digest
Interview With Beth O'Leary, Author of WHSmith 2019 Fiction Book of the Year
By Cassandra Lipp
Nov 19, 2019
Writing Techniques
Sometimes the Story Writes Itself
By Cheryl A. Ossola
Jun 10, 2019
WD Magazine Online Exclusives
Romance First Place Winner: "Fragments"
By Guest Column
Mar 20, 2019
Writing Techniques
A Sense of Discovery: 'Chocolat' Author Joanne Harris on Routine, Inspiration and What's Next
By Mackenzie Belcastro
Feb 25, 2019
Romance
Not Your Grandmother’s Harlequin: Writing Romance in the 21st Century
By Guest Column
Feb 10, 2019
Publishing Insights
5 Takeaways from Romance Writers of America
By Kerrie Flanagan
Jul 28, 2018
Publishing Insights
Why Writers Should Consider Including Safer Sex in Fiction
By Guest Column
Jun 15, 2018
Character
You're Just Too Good to Be True: How to Make Your Protagonist's Love Interest More Believable—Flaws and All
By Mindy McGinnis
Jun 3, 2018
Romance
Love Letters: How to Spark Romance in a Story Without Using the L-Word
By Jeff Somers
Dec 25, 2017
