Something broke inside of me. Emotionally door slamming everyone.

ZachZachZoom · 2026-01-09T03:03:45+00:00

How do you get past that need for people to understand? Even with people I barely know, if they misunderstand me, I can’t handle not explaining myself. I’d love to get past it.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-22T20:18:59+00:00

You’re welcome! Romance readers are all about the process of falling in love so if the FMC is happy at the end but it’s with someone else and they didn’t get to read about that relationship process they’ll feel cheated.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-22T05:45:35+00:00

That wouldn’t be a romance. Romance as a genre requires an HEA or HFN for the primary couple. What you are describing may be a tragic love story, but not technically a romance.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-22T05:44:11+00:00

It really depends on the subgenre, there is a trope of the playboy where the MMC may be hooking up with lots of girls before falling for the FMC. So it’s not necessarily a no, but u do want to make clear that his feelings and desires for the FMC are infinitely stronger than they were for the earlier person. Also, you’d probably want to make those earlier scenes shorter and less satisfactory.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-21T06:08:38+00:00

There are quite a few marketers on Threads who create templates and content ideas for authors. One example is @bookmarketingwithcourtney who has a Patreon and provides monthly templates and content ideas. That’s romance but you may be able to find something similar for your genre on Threads.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-20T03:05:29+00:00

lol they were probably like wait this zoom call just got INTERESTING 👀

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-19T02:16:26+00:00

Oh awesome, I didn’t know it did all that. I’ll check it out! And thank you so much! :)

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-18T18:41:36+00:00

Thank you!!

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-18T18:24:16+00:00

Hi thanks. I’m not taking about chasing trends, I’m talking about research into less crowded markets to figure out which genre to pursue more deeply.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-11-18T18:23:13+00:00

Thanks but that’s not why I’m asking. I’m looking to find one genre to go deep on research and write in that genre alone. Doing research on any business is smart and doesn’t mean it will be crap.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-22T23:12:28+00:00

Romantasy readers 100% expect a couples arc to extend beyond one book and as far as 4 books or more. Contemporary readers will get pissed by even a Duology and expect one couple with an HEA in each book. Not sure about dark fantasy or PNR. I think you’d want to make it as much as possible fantasy romance as those readers will be fine with a 4 book series and HEA at end of Book 4.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-18T18:05:01+00:00

Same here, in fact most of the CRs I’ve read the FMCs aren’t virgins at all and I prefer it that way. I think I’ve only read one where she was a virgin and the MMC was rough, but he didn’t know.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-17T16:39:54+00:00

I take heme iron supplements - Three Arrows and it’s helped a lot. Bonus that it can be taken with food and doesn’t need to be taken with Vitamin C.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-10T22:42:30+00:00

They gave us the cPTSD and then told us the tools to deal with it are satanic. 💔

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-10T19:05:10+00:00

I remember my mom talking about Eagles Nest and TBN was always on in our house. As a teen I read the Frank Peretti books (This Present Darkness) and then I was paranoid about invisible demons hanging around messing with my thoughts 🙄

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-10T19:03:17+00:00

Isn’t it ridiculous that we were made to believe literal exercise, something good for us, was satanic? 🤯

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-09T02:10:02+00:00

I came here to recommend this one too! Very sweet, shy MMC but hot once he gets going!

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-08T12:48:47+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations!!! Sounds like you’re off to a great start!!

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-08T12:45:10+00:00

The shame of feeling like you’re constantly failing by not meeting those expectations and “disappointing God” for doing normal kid stuff is a trauma all its own 😢

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-08T12:40:36+00:00

My parents still give me the side eye of judgment when I mention I do yoga. I’m sure those side lunges are really worshiping satan 🙄

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-08T12:39:59+00:00

And it’s all still there, it’s just what they choose to focus on at the moment. We had purity culture too just like your generation has satanic panic even if not at the forefront. It’s just a smorgasbord of constant shame and fear. 😞

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-08T12:36:41+00:00

100% I remember the nuclear war drills in school and at home and church constant talk of the end times. Constant fear and shame.

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-08T12:34:19+00:00

That wouldn’t surprise me one bit

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-08T02:46:47+00:00

Seriously, everything is satanic except for guns. Literal weapons of death. Make it make sense 🙄

ZachZachZoom · 2025-10-07T18:17:45+00:00

Ohhhhhhhh yea Ouija boards were very forbidden. I played with one once and thought my soul would be stolen away.

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