Writing romantasy
Deliver a trope without the seams
Five romance tropes, what each one requires of the writer, the seam that gives it away, and the stitch that hides it.
I review what I read and take apart how it was built.
Reviews
Fourth Wing review: heat level and tropes
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros on the tag: enemies to lovers, heat 3 of 5, the content notes, and whether a younger reader is ready for it.
Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
Writing romantasy
Make the magic cost the relationship
How to build a romantasy magic system whose price is paid in trust, proximity, time or truth, so every spell moves the love story.
Writing romantasy
Set the heat level before chapter one
How to set a romantasy heat level on the 0 to 5 scale, state it where the reader can see it, and hold it to the last page.