![]() This scene is sometimes referred to as the “meet-cute.” And it’s almost always the global inciting incident of your story. Or, if they already know each other, this is a scene where they first appear on the page together. The first scene your romance novel needs is a scene where the lovers meet for the first time. Obligatory Scenes of the Romance Novel #1. My hope is that you’ll notice that each of these key scenes has a specific role in taking the protagonist on a journey from start to finish - and because of that, you can use these six scenes to help you craft an outline or a first draft of a story that works. ![]() As I go through these key scenes, I want you to consider WHY each of these scenes needs to be in a romance novel - or what purpose they serve in the narrative. So, now let’s take a look at what these key scenes are and how they show up in our three case studies. Obligatory scenes are the key events, decisions, and discoveries that move the protagonist along on his or her journey. These key scenes are what will evoke emotional reactions in the reader-and when coupled with your genre’s conventions-will give the reader the experience they’re looking for. What are Obligatory Scenes and Conventions?Ĭonventions are a reasonably well-defined set of roles, settings, events, and values that are specific to a genre. They are things that readers intuitively expect to be present in a work of genre fiction whether they consciously realize it or not. To deliver this emotional experience, you need to include the obligatory scenes and conventions of your genre in your novel. ![]() And by the end of the story, they want to see love win.Īnd like all genre fiction, you have to deliver the emotional experience readers are looking for in order for your story to work. People pick up romance novels because they want to experience all the butterflies and the excitement of falling in love without having to take any risks or be vulnerable themselves. They can include various subplots as long as the love story remains the main focus of the novel. ![]() ![]() Most of the time, the relationships end “happily ever after,” or at the very least, “happily for now.” Beyond that, romance novels can have any tone or style, be set in any place or time, and have various levels of sensuality. Romance novels center around two individuals falling in love and struggling to make their relationship work. ![]()
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