Romance 101 - Romance Story Structure

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I'm laying out the 10 story beats to write your romance!
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@RolandHulme 2 жыл бұрын

OMG THERE IS A CAT ON THE SHELF!!!!

@ErinKinsella 2 жыл бұрын

😂 yeah my floofs like to cameo. I’m glad they brought you some joy 😁

@narratormatt 3 жыл бұрын

#2 is one of my favorites to narrate because I basically get to go through the healing processes with the characters. I've found that in most of the romances I voice, the "lie" comes from a self-protection strategy due to past abuse, usually the more specific the better.

@Garrison_the_Barbarian 4 жыл бұрын

"The Savior's Champion" by Jenna Moreci has all of these beats down to a science. That's one of the reasons I consider Tobias and Leila one of my all-time favorite pairings. I felt everything they were going through whether it was happy or sad. That just makes me want to read "The Savior's Sister" even more! :)

@rhiannonstrickland8943 2 жыл бұрын

If you look really closely, I think one of the books in the background *is* the savior's champion.

@OrigamiJunkie 5 ай бұрын

Yep, right next to Hera.

@kumud.sangha 5 ай бұрын

omg, this is so helpfull, i'm writing a wattpad bl for the first time and i'm trying to build the structure. you are amazing. you come straight to the point. thank you so much

@ChrisEverheart Жыл бұрын

Erin this is FANTASTIC! I’ve been writing for years and just decided to write Romance. The learning process has been interesting and fun. Your beats really help clarify the Romance genre structure. Thanks so much!

@MichaelJohnson-vu3xb 3 жыл бұрын

I went through this checklist as you were explaining and thought of my favorite romance series at every step and everything aligns with all your steps 🔥😭

@Balfourt 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR NUMBER TEN cause so many romances do not give us even a *taste* of what that HEA is like... and it is so incredibly frustrating. Another awesome video, I'm gonna have to revisit it when I get back to work on that WIP of mine.

@hjstackofbooks 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great reference! Have you heard of Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat? It's a good read with an '80s soundtrack with each chapter on the romance beats :)

@ErinKinsella 4 жыл бұрын

Hannah Jane I haven’t heard of that but it sounds so fun! I never say no to fun 80s music 😂

@monicacameroni7380 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this information! I will definitely buy your books.

@margaritatabellini8806 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was one of very few video resources that explained step by step a romance structure specifically, I found it very helpful!

@ErinKinsella Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! I'm glad it helped you

@caseygibson5422 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. I suck at beats SO MUCH. Like. So much, Erin. For someone who reads so much, I'm still so dumb about the mechanics that create a compelling story.

@ErinKinsella 4 жыл бұрын

Casey Gibson 😂 too be fair this took research. It’s only recently I started noticing them

@Flashxy78 Жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank youuu! Mmmmuaaaahhh! ❤❤❤❤❤ I've been struggling for some days now to write down the plot for a mafia romance, but I just couldn't even grasp the dynamics of the romance aspect. But as I watched this, I recalled a romance movie I watched recently and EVERY SINGLE STEP you mentioned occured in that movie. I was able to relate perfectly how each beat applies, and how I can now weave the mafia aspect into the romance plot. Thank you once again! Subscribed for life! ❤❤❤

@ErinKinsella Жыл бұрын

Yay! I’m so glad it helped :D

@JoeyPaulOnline 4 жыл бұрын

Always good advice, I do love getting to the happy ever after!

@ErinKinsella 4 жыл бұрын

It's my favourite part :3

@brickphelps8855 6 ай бұрын

After a while of searching for good, instructive videos on romance structure, you made this look easy! Your video is amazing! Thank you so much.

@ErinKinsella 6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! Happy writing :D

@RolandHulme 2 жыл бұрын

This was a WONDERFUL VIDEO! Thank you so much, I found it so valuable.

@ErinKinsella 2 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome ☺️

@sydneyvogel8121 2 жыл бұрын

This is SO HELPFUL

@ErinKinsella 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad :D good luck with your writing!!

@camizzle007 10 ай бұрын

This video is SUCH a great resource! Thank you!!

@ErinKinsella 10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful

@workingremotefrombarbados6991 11 ай бұрын

Thank you I will try it

@sambucivox 3 жыл бұрын

thank you, this was an excellent breakdown! :-)

@ErinKinsella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed 😁

@MichaelJohnson-vu3xb 3 жыл бұрын

Great Vid

@Lilas.Duveteux 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah...I want to write romantic relationships but I am so prudish and scared of romance that the result comes off as a toxic relationship, that is not healthy. But at the same time, I think that destruction is beautiful, in some way.

@mygoodbones 10 ай бұрын

there's a cat in the bookshelf!

@charlieh1427 4 жыл бұрын

A q: is there a point in which these beats should happen or does it not matter as long as each is there? Like if I want to take a while between the meet cute and the characters realising their feelings

@Anna-B 4 жыл бұрын

This is soooo helpfull! Do these beats work if the romance is a prevalent subplot?

@ErinKinsella 4 жыл бұрын

Anna B thank you!! And it would really depend. Usually with subplots you have a bigger overarching conflict so the romance is more often a safe haven for the characters but it’s entirely up to you really

@Anna-B 4 жыл бұрын

Erin Kinsella that makes sense! Thanks so much

@cosmic-fortytwo 3 жыл бұрын

Do romance novels always have a villain? Is he/she the one who keeps them apart?

@ErinKinsella 3 жыл бұрын

Nope they don't all have villains. Just like in other stories you can get conflict from lots of different sources. If there is a villain they don't have to actively separate the lead and love interest either. I've read plenty where the villain (usually in more fantasy leaning stories) is someone the leads work together to overcome and they're a general threat as opposed to someone actively sabotaging the relationship. However, that's not to say that you can't have a villain whose primary goal is to thwart the relationship because those definitely exist as well. The point is that you have a lot of flexibility for how that all plays out and where the conflict is coming from ^__^

@cosmic-fortytwo 3 жыл бұрын

@@ErinKinsella Thank you so much for that reply! I'm an aspiring writer myself and I am interested in writing a romance novel but I want to avoid cliche' and silly tropes. So the thing keeping the lovers apart doesn't have to have an obvious villain like a scheming Jafar thwarting Aladdin and Jasmin's relationship, it could just be a situation, like WWII or 16th century Scottish class rules saying The Laird should never marry his cook. Or the obvious one: Romeo and Juliet being from different and feuding families. Cool. I get it.

@cosmic-fortytwo 3 жыл бұрын

Step 5 The Vulnerable Reconciliation didn't make a lot of sense. I wish there could be some examples. This doesn't really fit into my story very well.

@cliffhamrickwrites2378 8 ай бұрын

I know this video is 3 years old, so I'm hoping someone will still see this. But does this structure still work for dark romance?

@ErinKinsella 8 ай бұрын

I don't see why it wouldn't work for dark romance. The main plot is still going to be centralized around the romance and can follow similar beats.

@oliviabridges8908 Жыл бұрын

Is it bad that I want to try writing a romance novel without ever reading one? I am a murder mystery true crime reader and I can’t often find interests in romance but it’s very hard for me to write murder mysteries

@ErinKinsella Жыл бұрын

Uh, yep that's pretty bad XD Romance isn't easier to write than any other genre. Writing books in general is really difficult and every genre comes with its own unique challenges. If you have no interest in romance then I wouldn't recommend trying to write in that genre. There are romance thrillers that combine romance and murder mysteries you could check out and see if you enjoy.

@oliviabridges8908 Жыл бұрын

@@ErinKinsella definitely better than what I was thinking!!! Thanks so much! I may do that combo!