Early on we learn conflict makes a great story. Conflict elicits emotion. Tension is necessary to keep the story flowing and the readers turning pages.
In romance, it’s easy to put the hero and heroine in conflict with each other. They are the main players, the key figures on the stage and well, why not have [...]
Author Archives: Rachel Hauck
The Essence of Hero and Heroine
April 29, 2010 – 1:00 pm
As promised, the “The Proposal” moment!
November 29, 2009 – 8:53 am
Last time I blogged I talked about finding my “anchors” for the story that allowed me to go deeper with the characters and the plot.
As I worked through the middle part of the book, I came out of my office and said to my husband, “I need a “The Proposal” moment!”
“Like??” he said.
“You know when [...]
What I’m Learning This Week
November 13, 2009 – 9:51 am
I started my book over. Why? Because I was struggling with the middle because I lacked something in the beginning. I had a map, pieces and parts, but my anchors were not drilled down into the plot.
Where were my anchors? Floating out there in the vast wasteland of Rachel Hauck’s imagination. Er, I mean the [...]
