by Annette | Jan 20, 2021 | Contemporary, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starter Books, Story Starter Sunday, Story Starters, Suspense
Your heroine is on a cruise ship. She’s standing on the railing looking down at the water. She has to jump. Why? What is she running from? What happens when she hits the water? Does she swim safely to shore or is she picked up by another boat? What happens...
by Annette | Jan 3, 2021 | Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Story Starters
Your heroine needs to look like she’s settled, stable, and a real family oriented person to land the job of her dreams. She talks her ex’s best friend into pretending to be her fiance. What happens? Why does she need to look settled and stable for the job? What is the...
by Annette | Dec 6, 2020 | Contemporary, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters
Your heroine’s future in-laws are in town for the holidays. They arrive early and bearing baby gifts. Only problem…she’s not pregnant. Why do they think she’s pregnant? (You could base this on a true story of a man who was cheating on his fiance and told his...
by Annette | Dec 1, 2020 | Contemporary, Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters
Your heroine owns a large candy making business. It is particularly busy during the holiday season, but some of her locations aren’t making as much money as they should be. She heads to one of the locations in a small town that seems to be having trouble. There,...
by Annette | Nov 22, 2020 | Contemporary, Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters, Suspense
A psychic tells your heroine to stay home on New Year’s Eve. (Why was your heroine talking to a psychic? What brought her there and does she believe in psychics?) As luck would have it, your heroine does end up staying home on New Year’s Eve. (Did she...
by Annette | Nov 11, 2020 | Contemporary, CreativeU - 60 Second Creativity and Confidence tips, Holiday, Romance Story, Romance Story Starter, Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Story Starters, Suspense, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources
Oh boy! Your heroine, or hero, has to hire a bodyguard. Why? Who is trying to kill him and why? It’s the holiday season and your protagonist has to lay low and stay out of sight. So they are cooped up during the holiday season with their new (and super hot)...