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Romancing the Beat: How to Plot a Romance Novel

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Romancing the Beat: Plotting a Romance from Hook to Happy Every After

A step-by-step walkthrough of Gwen Hayes' four-phase, twenty-beat outline for writing romance novels, Romancing the Beat.

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•Last Updated Feb 21, 2025

Book cover for Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat book on plot structure; peach-colored rose on book with pages open.

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