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Since I'm deep in the guts of my first draft, toda

Today's #septemberauthorwipchallenge prompt is to

How do you create romantic chemistry on the page?⁣
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This is a question that’s been on my mind a lot lately as I’m writing the first draft of my WIP (an urban fantasy series with multiple romances).⁣
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⁠There are no actors with crazy good on-screen chemistry to use as a crutch. It's all in the writing. (No pressure. 😅🙃)⁠⁣
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Working on the romances has been one of my favorite parts of this project, but it's also been one of the most challenging because it's so easy to get it wrong.⁠ You can detour into cringe-town and blah-ville super quick.⁣
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I’ve been studying the romances I’ve loved most in fiction to brush up on how they’re crafted. Here are four things I've noticed are present in my favorite fictional relationships that I've used as a guide while developing each romance in my WIP:⁠⁣
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𝟺 𝙺𝙴𝚈𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙰𝙽𝚃𝙸𝙲 𝙲𝙷𝙴𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚃𝚁𝚈⁠⁣
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⇢ Each character is compelling on their own. They stray away from the “you complete me” narrative and follow two fully-formed characters who are strong and complete on their own, but made even better when they are together.⁠⁣
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⇢ The relationship is dynamic because they challenge each other in ways that aid in their growth and move the story forward.⁠⁣
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⇢ Romance tropes have been used in satisfying yet fresh ways. (Examples of tropes: enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, second chance, forbidden love, etc.)⁠⁣
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⇢ Their chemistry manifests in various (often subtle) physical ways, such as through touch, eye contact, subtext, and banter to make it feel rich and layered.⁠⁣
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I explored all of these more in-depth in my blog post “The 4 Keys to Writing Romantic Chemistry” which you can read via the link in my bio. (𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘨 > 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘴).⁣
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𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒚?

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