Trying out writing a paranormal romantic novel? Bet you know what additional challenges this art may bring at the same time, don’t you? But still, I’d say go for it rather than thinking negatively. To mix these two forms of art altogether, I can spell out the things you may follow!
So, how to get the art of mixing romance and the supernatural? You have to nicely balance out the story with romance and a horror touch. Make it believable, realistic. Also, add some suspense and thrill so that it becomes engaging for the readers.
Like these, I’ve got many factors to share with you! Let’s jump onto them now.
Crafting a believable and compelling paranormal world
As it’s not just about portraying a horror story, focusing on how to make it romantic and realistic too is your key task. To do that, bring up realistic things like forest full moon! This setup might suit the werewolves plot, doesn’t it? So, the more your supernatural story belongs to reality, the better. So, make sure their existence makes sense in the world that you have created.
Supernatural things barely have limits, right? That’s where you can alter the fact and insert some limitations so that readers feel the story follows the rules of our world. So, all of a sudden, readers will start to believe the story subconsciously! Also, portray why the supernatural power gets into this world!
Building strong and memorable characters in supernatural romance
Make your characters more powerful and interesting with complex backgrounds. Yes, they can have supernatural powers but still, you should leave a spot of human emotion and interaction in those characters.
On top of these, make them struggle for a certain period so that readers automatically discover a soft corner for them. Ensure a distinguishable voice and personality for each character.
Adding suspense and mystery to your supernatural romance plot
Suspense doesn’t come automatically. You should leave some compelling hooks initially which attract readers’ attentions. Don’t tell the central conflict of your story too soon. If your hooks are engaging and interesting enough, eventually, the plot will get suspenseful.
You may use foreshadowing to raise tension which makes readers anticipated. Let them sort the puzzle! Don’t include anything which has no connection or strong domination over the plot. You may stagger the romance and crime altogether. It looks fascinating.
Finally, keep it pacing, pacing, and pacing!
Incorporating magic and supernatural elements in your story
In matters of magic, show something new and exciting, far from witchcraft or black magic, etc. And the ambience or atmosphere in the plot plays a big role. Talking about vampires?
Then, say something about seduction, darkness, midnight actions, etc. That’s how, use supernatural elements based on what your story mood and demands are! Also, make sure that you are not adding just for the sake of keeping them.
Writing romantic tension and chemistry in supernatural romance
I must say, romantic tension won’t stand unless you bring up two characters with different backgrounds. Simply, they will have conflicting desires so that tension always gets going. At the same time, the characters will try resolving this through romance.
Portray the character’s body language and dialogue nicely. You may use descriptions of physical sensations. Talking about these will make the characters too close to the readers.
What a character likes, dislikes, probable actions, everything will be in the reader’s mind. And don’t let the chemistry between characters rely only on physical attraction. Add more layers in it, such as emotions, adventures, etc.
Balancing action and emotion in your supernatural romance novel
Actions are always exciting to watch or read. If you add actions serving purposes, it’ll look far better. This might help in carrying the plot ahead and developing the characters. Readers will get to know how each character behaves or reacts under pressure.
At the same time, these scenes might leave hints of their personalities. Usage of introspection and internal dialogue can be a good way to portray individual feelings.
Avoiding cliches in supernatural romance writing
Readers are tired of seeing a perfect guy, love at first sight, love triangles, or a dying hero or heroine! These are considered cliche in writing. As supernatural sights are also added here, don’t do anything silly while constructing the romantic parts. It will simply lessen the story value.
Build your characters uniquely to dodge stereotypes. Trying something from the trends is always a clever approach. Things that are popular are not just meant to use in your writing. Just skip that! Also, refrain yourself from writing cliched phrases or descriptions.
Researching folklore and mythology for your supernatural romance
Are you hooking romance to paranormal activities but adding no folklore? That’s odd. Try to utilize folklore and mythology in a good way so that readers find it properly synced with the plot.
Portray a few myths which are not widely known. As a result, readers can’t guess too early before you spell out! Also, I suggest not showing up forcefully.
Finding your unique voice in supernatural romance writing
As a writer, you should leave your own footprint instead of mimicking others. In order to grab more readers under your radar, show them your inherited signature styles through your writing. If readers find no uniqueness in the novel, sooner or later, they won’t stick to your writing.
I know this genre is quite complex and harder to accomplish! But still, keep testing with diverse types and tones in the writeups. If it fails today, you can always bounce back. But writing by mimicking or copying will establish bad impressions on your profile.
Editing and revising your supernatural romance novel
Now’s the time to refine what you have written. First of all, take a break once you finish with the last word of the novel. When you come back later, everything will seem newer to your eyes so that you can pick errors more quickly.
Now, become a reader of your own novel. Thoroughly get into it and see if there are any odds you can detect! There might be existing different plot holes, inconsistencies, or frail characters.
Still, your novel seems flat? Then, check out whether you can insert any tension, conflict, or intrigue topics naturally or not. The more climax and suspense you provide, the more reader attraction will be drawn.
Seek feedback from beta readers or critique people. Make sure that your referred person is properly or moderately expert in this. Remember, editing and revising can be a long way to complete. Once you polish the paranormal romance novel, readers will surely love it.
Conclusion
That’s all you should focus on while writing a Paranormal Romance novel! My last tip is- keep writing unique and avoid using complex words. Hopefully, you will get the best results.
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Loving this in-depth guide that covers the basics of writing paranormal romance!
Thanks for reading!
This was great. Thank you!
What is meant by this, “Thoroughly get into it and see if there are any odds you can detect.”
Thanks for the article.
Thanks for reading! What she means is to read the book from the perspective of a reader, not as the writer, and look out for inconsistencies and errors that you can correct.