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Conventions of the Romantasy genre
Romantasy is the child of two parent genres, and it inherits conventions from both.

How long should a Romantasy novel be?
How long your romantasy novel needs to be to balance the pacing romance needs with the room fantasy worldbuilding requires.

Romantasy tropes that keep readers turning pages
Romantasy tropes that keep readers turning pages: fated mates, bonded pairs, fae bargains, enemies to lovers, and more.

How to write a novel with multiple storylines
Whether you're writing across different timelines, or from the perspective of multiple point-of-view characters, here's how to make a multiple storyline novel work effectively.

The ultimate writer's guide to the Final Girl trope
An overview of the Final Girl trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.

The ultimate writer's guide to the Black Cat Golden Retriever trope
An overview of the Black Cat, Golden Retriever trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.

The ultimate writer's guide to the One Hero Falls First trope
An overview of the Falls First trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.

The ultimate writer's guide to the Lifting Chin trope
An overview of the Lifting Chin trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.

The ultimate writer's guide to the One Hero Takes Care Of The Other trope
An overview of the One Takes Care Of The Other trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.

The ultimate writer's guide to the Teach a Skill trope
An overview of the Teach a Skill trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.

The ultimate writer's guide to the Touch Her/Him/Them And You Die trope
An overview of the Touch Her/Him/Them And You Die trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.

The ultimate writers guide to the Who Did This To You? trope
An overview of the Who Did This To You trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.