Script Events Competitions Archive Subscribe Shop

Online Writing Workshops

Nov/Dec 2025 Issue

Online Membership

Write Better Fiction Write Better Nonfiction Write Better Poetry Get Published Be Inspired WD Competitions Resources

Writing Romance Novels

Writing Scenes Writing Spicy Scenes That Are Integral to the Story

Author Abigail Owen explains why writing spicy romance scenes are similar to writing fight scenes and how to make them integral to the story.

Horror Gazingly (Lovingly) Into the Abyss—Introducing Horrormance, the New Genre-Blending Sensation Lyndall Clipstone

Romance Writing Mr. Right—in Modern Romance Alina Khawaja

Write Better Fiction 3 Reasons Why Frenemies Are So Fun to Write in Romance Julie Tieu

Write Better Fiction Laura Hankin: On a Bad Review Leading to Romance Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction 5 Things Romance Writers Do to Win Over Readers Neely Tubati Alexander

Write Better Fiction Writing Romantic Comedy for Teens AND Adults Lynn Painter

Resources How to Write Romance From the Experts The Editors of Writer's Digest

Write Better Fiction One Piece of Advice From 42 Romance Authors in 2023 Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Tips for Writing an Amnesia Romance Novel Sarah Hawley

Write Better Fiction How to Use Spice in Romance Fiction to Increase Emotional Connection Harper St. George

Write Better Fiction Writing Historical Romance for Today’s Reader Donna Hill

Write Better Fiction Lana Ferguson: On Will-They-Won’t-They Romances Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction From Super Spies to Small-Town Lies: How One Writer Got Her Small-Town Groove Back Lexi Blake

Write Better Fiction Kristina Forest: On Characters Connecting Through the Written Word Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Joanna Lowell: On Deception in Historical Romance Robert Lee Brewer

Newsletter

Subscribe directly from us by clicking this link