So, I'm embarking on a romance for the first time.
What do you wish you'd known? What do you think newbies tend to get wrong?
Mine's a multiple genre one, historical/romance/suspense, quite heavy on the history and suspense but I am thinking of making the romance the backbone. Due to the history the HEA will probably be against the backdrop of some very sad events, so kind of a bittersweet thing... trying to balance the sad stuff is part of the reason I'm thinking of going heavy enough on the romance to actually qualify as Romance. Is that a bad idea, do you think?
(Incidentally, what exactly is the meaning of "Romantic Suspense"? Trying to figure out if this fits in that pigeonhole or not.)
What do you wish you'd known? What do you think newbies tend to get wrong?
Mine's a multiple genre one, historical/romance/suspense, quite heavy on the history and suspense but I am thinking of making the romance the backbone. Due to the history the HEA will probably be against the backdrop of some very sad events, so kind of a bittersweet thing... trying to balance the sad stuff is part of the reason I'm thinking of going heavy enough on the romance to actually qualify as Romance. Is that a bad idea, do you think?
(Incidentally, what exactly is the meaning of "Romantic Suspense"? Trying to figure out if this fits in that pigeonhole or not.)