I had so much fun with my interview this month. Stop by and post a comment! Here is a little bit for you:
Angela Knight has been writing since the age of nine and was first published in 1996 when her first erotic novella appeared in Secrets. Over the years, she has published over sixty novels, ebooks, and novellas and has hit several best-seller lists, including USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and the New York Times. She’s also won countless awards.
A writing lunatic — her words not mine — she’s a very busy lady who says she fell in love with romance after reading The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, something we have in common. And we are so pleased that she’s spending some of her time with us today.
Let’s move on with the interview by asking a few personal questions. Where’s your favorite vacation destination?
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February 3, 2025
Braiding Conflicts to Build the Perfect Climax with Angela Knight
The basic building blocks of romance fiction are conflicts: internal, external, and romantic. Strong conflicts drive readers to keep reading in order to discover who wins.
No matter how beautiful the writing is, if the conflict isn’t strong enough, the reader will get bored and go read something else. Great conflicts, on the other hand, can turn a book into a bestseller and an author into an autobuy.
New York Times bestselling author Angela Knight explains how she designs conflicts for maximum punch, then uses them to construct a climax that is both unpredictable and powerful. She provides students with worksheets they can use to design their own conflicts, then determine how to resolve them in an emotionally satisfying way.
She will also provide a character creation tool and plotting grid.
