Jodi Janz

Well, @erynne, if your heroine dies, the romance certainly won’t go anywhere. While I can see how you could find some resolution to the other elements of your story, and still have her die at the end, but a romance aborted just before it gets off the ground would be even more disappointing (to me) than one that never really got started at all.

My…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>@zee</p>
Thanks for your opinion!

When I first came up with the idea for this story, I had no intensions for it to have any romance in it, then as I got more detailed with the plot the romance just kind of slipped in. If that makes sense.

I will definitely consider your suggestions, but I feel I were reading a book…[Read more]

@erynne, it sounds like you have the bones of a fascinating story here–however, if your heroine dies before she gets married, I wonder why there’s a strong romance element in the plot at all. It sounds like the main story is really more of a family drama-type story, where the heroine has to come to terms with what she (accidentally) did to her…[Read more]

@erynne

Thanks!  Hmmm, I thought I responded on your art thread…  probably me being scatter-brained… again. 😊  I LOVED it though!!  I thought you did an amazing job, especially with the ocean ❤

Oh yes, of course!!  I completely get it!!!

Ooo, I love that one too!!!  So sweet. 🥰

Yep.  That stuff gets super annoying.  And VERY cringy.…[Read more]

@erynne

You’re welcome for the tips. 🙂

I actually have several different romances going rn. LOL 😆

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer

Thank you for the tips!! They are very helpful 🙂

I’ve had to stop reading a few books over the romance in it, and it really upsets me that that is even necessary.

What is your romance story about?

@erynne

hey. Sorry I’m jumping in her late.

I echo a lot of what @writergirl said.

Clean romance is very very important to me, and as a writer of YA and adult Romance I know that sometimes that gets very difficult. Good ways to regulate your romance could be to have a family member read it for you. If that’s not an option for you, then maybe a…[Read more]

@writergirl101

I’m kind of hoping that this one gets people to cry. That’s sounds absolutely awful, but I LOVE the stories that make me cry and if I can get other people to cry over my stories it means I’m not doing to bad as a writer. 😁 So it all makes sense if you think about it through my prospective.

I totally agree with you on your views of…[Read more]

@erynne

Hey Erynne!  Aw, your story sounds tragic!!!  That might actually make me cry if I ever read it!! 😢

Oh, I totally feel you when it comes to reading/writing Christian romance!  People can be so messed up, and a lot of it shows in their writing.  The fine line between beautiful romance and bad stuff is sooo hard to write.  I don’t writ…[Read more]

Ugh! I always forget to tag people! *facepalm*

My posts would probably get more recognition if I actually remembered to tag a few people every once in awhile XD

So here I go… @zee @arindown @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @writergirl101

Well that’s everyone I know on this group, but it’s a start. Hope that works

@arindown and @zee

Thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate the time you two have put into responding.

Okay, so there is a little bit to unbox here.

I hope this post doesn’t get confusing, ha.

So, in the first book of my series, Kimberly lives in a different country with her best friend Hannah (also a main character, I have 2 p…[Read more]

@rebekah-elizabeth

I am really impressed with your convictions to write Godly romance. I’m also a teenage girl who’s never been on a date…so I don’t really know anything about this, but I do have some ideas.😄

Like Zee said, making Kimberly really insecure in other areas of life will make her reluctance to start a relationship with Carter more…[Read more]

Sounds like you’ve put a lot of thought into this @rebekah-elizabeth, but I have to wonder, since the story isn’t a romance, and thus the relationship between Kimberly and Carter is, at most, a side plot, I wonder if there might be a different way to show Kimberly’s lack of trust and fear of being hurt if she commits to a relationship? You might…[Read more]

Hello everyone! I know my name is confusing, but you can call me Mia (inkling, or flame, or whatever). If any of y’all are in the fiction then you know they talk a ton (well more then we do 🤣) Maybe everyone here is an introvert. Anyway, I’m brand new to writing contemporary fiction, but I love the idea and I have a story idea!

I do have a qui…[Read more]