by Lisa Weaver from the March 20, 2023 issue
Tagline: Becca has lost several local contests to her town rival, Brody, until the luck of the Irish gifts her an unexpected win: a chance at love.
Observations: You wouldn't necessarily expect an 800-word story to have character development, but it's not that difficult to do, believe it or not.
This is one of the things I cover in my class, How to Write and Sell Romance to Woman's World Magazine. All you need to do is give the heroine a goal and show them working towards and achieving that goal. Or show the character as having a "negative" characteristic and show them behaving in a different way.
In this story, Becca is in denial about her attraction to Brody. She's also shy. Then, thanks to her employee's encouragement, she admits to liking him and conquers her shyness enough to flirt with him.
All the 5-minute romances will all be about finding love, but adding character development can give a story more depth.
Photo by Melissa Hellier via Flickr Creative Commons License
3 comments:
I loved the character growth in this story.
This story appealed to the Irish in me also. Great writing, wonderful story.
Cute story for St. Patrick's Day.
Thanks so much for the kind words Kate, Pat, and Sandy. So glad you enjoyed the story.
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