{"id":3298,"date":"2010-10-11T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexhernandez.es\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2010-10-07T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T11:51:10","slug":"historias-romanticas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexhernandez.es\/en\/2010\/10\/11\/historias-romanticas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"John August on romance\" href=\"http:\/\/johnaugust.com\/archives\/2010\/how-to-write-romance\" target=\"_blank\">John August<\/a> spells out the keys to a romantic movie:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Characters we give a shit about.<\/strong> They don\u2019t  need to be likable, necessarily, but they need to be compelling.  We  need to be curious about what they\u2019re going to do next.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>A credible reason to keep them apart.<\/strong> This could be almost anything \u2014 war, prejudice, a sinking boat \u2014 but if we don\u2019t buy it, you\u2019re toast.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Actually, that&#8217;s basically translating to romance the basics of fiction: interesting characters and a conflict.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to take it further, don&#8217;t miss out on the comments for additional ideas!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John August spells out the keys to a romantic movie: Characters we give a shit about. They don\u2019t need to be likable, necessarily, but they need to be compelling. We need to be curious about what they\u2019re going to do next. A credible reason to keep them apart. 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