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Then, create some doubt. Perhaps something (or someone) comes along to make the reader honestly fear that their expectations might not come true. Assumed deaths, strict customs, and fixed marriages would be common examples. Finally, reach the climax with some sizzle. Whether the original couple gets together or not, make a good impression. The reader has been waiting to see how the relationship develops, and fireworks of some kind are in order.

If characters start out as a couple, operate in reverse. The deconstruction of a relationship can be a slow and sad thing. The expectation then becomes that they'll break up or divorce. You can make the couple find their love again after overcoming an ordeal together. Go ahead and let art imitate life; sometimes it is more believable that way.

For example, in the TV series Monk, "bread and butter" were the star's wife's last words. Detective Monk explains that they used to hold hands every time they walked together. Whenever an object passed between them (like a telephone pole) and their hands temporarily parted, his wife would say those words. Thus when dying, her last words were "bread and butter." The idea there is quite simple, yet very touching and unforgettable.

As writers we search for different ways to make romance seem less ordinary in our writing, but sometimes what we write can turn out too extreme which makes the events artificial. Try to think of unusual situations or ways to present them uniquely. You'll get the best responses when your readers can relate to the characters as well as the things happening to them.

Sometimes it isn't the romantic scenes that are cliche or sappy, it's the way the sentences are worded and constructed. It can be helpful to write basic paragraphs for your romance scenes, and then

o see how the relationship develops, and fireworks of some kind are in order.

If characters start out as a couple, operate in reverse. The deconstruction of a relationship can be a slow and sad thing. The expectation then becomes that they'll break up or divorce. You can make the couple find their love again after overcoming an ordeal together. Go ahead and let art imitate life; sometimes it is more believable that way.

For example, in the TV series Monk, "bread and butter" were the star's wife's last words. Detective Monk explains that they used to hold hands every time they walked together. Whenever an object passed between them (like a telephone pole) and their hands temporarily parted, his wife would say those words. Thus when dying, her last words were "bread and butter." The idea there is quite simple, yet very touching and unforgettable.

As writers we search for different ways to make romance seem less ordinary in our writing, but sometimes what we write can turn out too extreme which makes the events artificial. Try to think of unusual situations or ways to present them uniquely. You'll get the best responses when your readers can relate to the characters as well as the things happening to them.

Sometimes it isn't the romantic scenes that are cliche or sappy, it's the way the sentences are worded and constructed. It can be helpful to write basic paragraphs for your romance scenes, and then

butter" were the star's wife's last words. Detective Monk explains that they used to hold hands every time they walked together. Whenever an object passed between them (like a telephone pole) and their hands temporarily parted, his wife would say those words. Thus when dying, her last words were "bread and butter." The idea there is quite simple, yet very touching and unforgettable.

As writers we search for different ways to make romance seem less ordinary in our writing, but sometimes what we write can turn out too extreme which makes the events artificial. Try to think of unusual situations or ways to present them uniquely. You'll get the best responses when your readers can relate to the characters as well as the things happening to them.

Sometimes it isn't the romantic scenes that are cliche or sappy, it's the way the sentences are worded and constructed. It can be helpful to write basic paragraphs for your romance scenes, and then

g, but sometimes what we write can turn out too extreme which makes the events artificial. Try to think of unusual situations or ways to present them uniquely. You'll get the best responses when your readers can relate to the characters as well as the things happening to them.

Sometimes it isn't the romantic scenes that are cliche or sappy, it's the way the sentences are worded and constructed. It can be helpful to write basic paragraphs for your romance scenes, and then revise them it in several different ways. You can pull ideas from each one and possibly come up with something more creative than you would without doing that.

Whatever you write, you want it to touch the readers personally. You want the romantic moments to be sweet but not sappy. If you sit there and think of what would be romantic, usually the first things that come to mind are inevitably too common and overused. If only it were easy to create unusual things like Monk's "bread and butter." Those sweet and simple moments are the types of hooks that endear the readers to your story instantly.