
Romancing the Story: Writing Romance, Storytelling, and Book Structure
Story enthusiast and romance writer Sarah Gamez explores the creative craft and pragmatic aspects of writing with niche topic discussions, inspirational pieces and industry insights. Join in on conversations with authors and experts on creating engaging stories, marketing your books, and navigating the (self) publishing world. Whether you write romance or not, there's plenty of tips to be found on storytelling, genres, and medias. Sometimes, with a twist of romance.
Podcasting since 2020 • 85 episodes
Romancing the Story: Writing Romance, Storytelling, and Book Structure
Latest Episodes
Ep 84 - Dark Fantasy and Rebellion: Building Depth with Magic with Sarah Hawley
"You want to (write dark themes) in a way that's sensitive and include the dark content but also consider the impact." Sarah Hawley, USA Today Bestselling Author, knows how to occupy space in darker narratives and brutal high-stakes...
•
45:11

Ep 83 - Time Travel RomCom: Chivalry for a Modern Romance with Bryn Donovan
"One thing I love about the romance genre is that you're allowed to have those big, emotional moments....without apology."Romance Author and former Hallmark creative producer, Bryn Donovan discusses the charming and humorous moments tha...
•
46:40

Ep 82 - Crafting Characters using Enneagrams with Krystal Shannan
"...each enneagram has a really unhealthy bar all the way up to a healthy bar. So for me, it's 'where did my character start on the bar?' and 'how do I get them to a healthy place of the enneagram through the story?'..."USA Today Bestse...
•
55:23

Ep 81 - Political Passions: Creating a High-Profile Romance with Alicia Wilder
"For (the politican couple), it's almost a negotiation - I know what I want. Are you able to give it to me? And just having that back and forth."Romance Author Alicia Wilder created a not-so-secret, forced proximity romance set in...
•
44:22

Ep 80 - Writing Through Pain: Chronic Illness Narratives with Cara Dion
"...if I want readers to be able to identify with the character then I want them to be able to identify with the illness specifically...I can't be ashamed to put the name (of illness) on the page."Romance author Cara Dion knows...
•
54:34
