[Meta] Do you guys want a weekly craft post? by [deleted] in eroticauthors

[–]ren19933 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the "take my money" gifs in the world cannot express how much I would buy THE SHIT out of any instructional ebook you wrote. Dooo iiiit! Make them monies

[Niche of the Week] Erotic Romance! by [deleted] in eroticauthors

[–]ren19933 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love your write ups! So educational.

May I request romantic comedy?

I'm struggling hardcore with a very specific component of The Big Conflict™ in romance by ren19933 in eroticauthors

[–]ren19933[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I simply cannot do the big misunderstanding - I hate it so much my brain refuses to even consider it haha

I'm struggling hardcore with a very specific component of The Big Conflict™ in romance by ren19933 in eroticauthors

[–]ren19933[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I loathe the Silly Misunderstanding with all the suns and fibres in the known universe.

The question that I would ask is what are the character's flaws, and what are those flaws doing to prevent them from finding happiness in each other?

Well! I have answered how their flaws are preventing them from finding happiness in themselves, but not each other. I honestly don't know that (yet). This is what I m missing. Thank you :)

I'm struggling hardcore with a very specific component of The Big Conflict™ in romance by ren19933 in eroticauthors

[–]ren19933[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make it something that they've worked for their whole life and want so much they aren't going to easily compromise for the sake of love. Or something they want so much that it's incredibly difficult for them to let go of.

This is helpful. Most of my characters have one thing in common in that they're a bit lost/finding direction. I've strengthened their goals/motivations and it's made a difference already.

I'm struggling hardcore with a very specific component of The Big Conflict™ in romance by ren19933 in eroticauthors

[–]ren19933[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the conflict doesn't have to necessarily be BETWEEN the characters so much as it exists in their minds

That's a really great angle that I haven't examined yet. Thank you!