Love at the Book Club
Write a story about an LGBTQ+ book club where two members with contrasting views about love—cynic and romantic—find themselves debating each week’s read. Detail their evolving relationship, as their debates make way for vulnerability, friendship, and unexpected love.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Make it yours
Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- Put them in close quarters they can't escape.
- Tell it from the point of view of the one who falls first.
- Write the first meeting so it goes badly, in a way they'll laugh about later.
Writing romance books
Not whether they end up together, but how.
Romance puts a love story at the center and promises a happy ending: happily ever after, or at least happy for now. Readers know where it's going. The pleasure is in the obstacles, the banter and the moment the two leads finally stop fighting it.
What readers expect
- Two leads the reader roots for
- Obstacles that keep them apart
- Emotional growth, not just attraction
- A happy ending, guaranteed
A tip before you start
The happy ending isn't optional. Without it you've written a love story, and romance readers will tell you so.
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