Outlining a romance novel

When it comes to romance writing, you need a romance novel outline. Check out how I created my own using Romancing the Beat.

Writing romance is no easy task. Fortunately, by avoiding harmful romance tropes and following these six stages, you can write a true love story!

One of my most popular posts is for my Romance Beat Sheet, but one of my readers asked if I could create a Scrivener template to go along with the Romance Beat Sheet. Yes! If you're a romance author and use Scrivener for drafting your stories, today's post is for you.

There are three types of outliners, and I have experience being all three! I've now honed the outlining process for my romance novels in order to write faster and with more purpose. I share some of my favorite books for helping me outline as well!

Are you writing a romance novel? Learn how to write a love story by including these six obligatory scenes of the romance genre in your story. #amwriting

This post discusses the different types of outliners, my experience with outlining, and my ideal outlining process!

Where do I start? That’s the first question many writers face when contemplating upon a new novel. Some writers are pantsers—writing from the seat of their pants without knowing where the story will take them. Other writers are outliners—planning out all the details before they begin. Writing based off an outline can help many writers avoid extensive rewrites, dropped plotlines, and the struggle to come up with a great ending. How do you start an outline for a romance novel? There are…

Romance tropes are at the heart of all great romance novels. Here are the 12 most powerful romance tropes, and how to use them in your next romance novel.

Ready to craft your next bestseller? This novel outline printable helps you plan your story's structure, from working title and genre to protagonist, antagonist, and multiple timelines! Each section lets you map out chapter/scene, POV, time, and key events. Perfect for novelists and writers! Grab this free template and start plotting! #noveloutline #writing #writerslife #novelwriting #author #writingcommunity #storyplanning #bookwriting #freeprintable Save this Pin for later!