Romancing the Story: Writing Romance, Storytelling, and Book Structure
Nov 4, 2026 · 16 min · 10 segments
Welcome to the unofficial afterparty! After recording Episode 90 with Monica and Maria from Juicy Details Romance Editing, we weren't quite ready to stop talking. We kept chatting about books…
because oh my gosh.
And it's not always us.
Like, yeah.
And that's fine if it's not us.
Oh, yeah.
I've known friends who are editors who kind of have turned people away and said, I'm not the right fit for you, but I know that person is out there.
I think like, you know, one of our authors was like, you know, the last person who edited my book, I just didn't like they didn't seem like they cared about my book.
Yeah.
And I'm like, oh, that's a bad feeling.
Yeah.
Especially when
you're giving them that much money.
Like, you know.
And another author who was like, you know, I hired this person to do the line and copy edit.
And, like, halfway through, they were like, no, you need to let me do the developmental edit, too.
And I was like, no, I don't, like, I feel good about that.
Like, I...
You know, I don't want that.
because oh my gosh.
And it's not always us.
Like, yeah.
And that's fine if it's not us.
Oh, yeah.
I've known friends who are editors who kind of have turned people away and said, I'm not the right fit for you, but I know that person is out there.
I think like, you know, one of our authors was like, you know, the last person who edited my book, I just didn't like they didn't seem like they cared about my book.
Yeah.
And I'm like, oh, that's a bad feeling.
Yeah.
Especially when
you're giving them that much money.
Like, you know.
And another author who was like, you know, I hired this person to do the line and copy edit.
And, like, halfway through, they were like, no, you need to let me do the developmental edit, too.
And I was like, no, I don't, like, I feel good about that.
Like, I...
You know, I don't want that.
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