HeyJaredRomance 101: Write Your Romance This Year.
A year-long, free writing challenge for anyone who's ever dreamed of writing a romance novel but didn't know where to start—or started and stalled somewhere around Chapter Three. One prompt a day, five days a week, one full draft by December.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Your Outline? Immaculate. Your Draft? Meh. (opens the original)
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Your Love Interest Is Not the Prize: How the Mirror Does the Real Work in Your Romance (opens the original)
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How Much Plot Does a Romance Novel Need? (opens the original)
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What’s the Difference Between Internal Conflict and a Character Being Annoying? (opens the original)
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Two posts, and they're built to work together (opens the original)
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