Columns by InksterMoxy, by newest first

  • Writing Emotional Scenes Without Melodrama by Anna MArble, Carolyn and Rick Cam,: edited by me, from InksterMoxy
    Emotional scenes are, of course, crucial to romances. A romance is a novel about two people falling in love and defeating their problems together. So without the emotions, one of the most important parts of the romance is missing. Because a romance novel is a novel, conflict must drive the plot -- and sometimes, that conflicts stems from the relationship of the hero and heroine.
    However, all too often, scenes that should pull at the heart strings instead tug at the heart strings with full force. What makes one scene emotional and one scene melodramatic? As a writer, how can you avoid yanking so hard on the heart strings that the window shades flop up violently

  • Writing Emotional Scenes Without Melodrama by Anna Marble, Carolyn and Rick Cam,: edited by me, from InksterMoxy
    Emotional scenes are, of course, crucial to romances. A romance is a novel about two people falling in love and defeating their problems together. So without the emotions, one of the most important parts of the romance is missing. Because a romance novel is a novel, conflict must drive the plot -- and sometimes, that conflicts stems from the relationship of the hero and heroine.
    However, all too often, scenes that should pull at the heart strings instead tug at the heart strings with full force. What makes one scene emotional and one scene melodramatic? As a writer, how can you avoid yanking so hard on the heart strings that the window shades flop up violently?

  • Sizzling, Sensuous and Steamy: How to Write Love Scenes by Carolyn Cam edited by me, from InksterMoxy
    A love scene can provide a satisfying ending or an enduring, effective hook that you can thread throughout the plot of a mainstream novel. Such a scene can serve as an action scene, a sequel following a scene, or it can build tension and suspense leading up to another scene. The relationship between the two characters in a love scene can add interest to the story, move the plot forward, or complicate and add tension to the story.