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WIPs

Here you can see which topics are currently haunting me, as well as library milestones I’m working towards. Click on the post to chime in if you’ve got something to say, and expect this neatly planned list to go up in flames at any moment.

Trope Theory Manifesto

A foundational piece about the state of romance writing education. Why we're stuck here, how we got here, and what we have to do to fix it.

Q1 2026 Completed

Theory Toolkit

Before we can talk about how to write romance, we need to talk about how we learn to write romance, and why so much existing advice doesn't work for so many. We'll learn about what makes craft theory useful, and begin to map what we actually know (and don't know) about romance as a form.

Q1 2026 Q2 2026 In progress

Romance Taxonomy

The term Trope is frustratingly squishy and borderline useless for writers. This is a collection of pieces in which we attempt to define new terms for more precise romance diagnostics. Fair warning: the word 'subtropecal' will definitely make an appearance.

Q1 2026 Q2 2026 In progress

First Library Collection: Conflict

Our library's first collection is all about conflict. It's currently a mess in progress, but it will include every single resource on conflict worth checking out, a brand new piece of theory called Triple Conflict Method, and various cheat sheets and work sheets.

Q4 2026 In progress

When HEA Currently Means Heavy Emotional Angst

If you need a shot of community spirit and someone rooting for you, welcome to your dedicated emotional support team. To make this work, help a fellow writer out with the advice you wish you'd gotten when you were emotionally depleted. I'll add every single uplifting quote I'm getting.

Planned

Romance Story Structure

A series of posts in which we blatantly disregard what Aristotle did or didn’t say about the three-act structure and build something from scratch that makes a whole lot more sense for how romance works. Hold on to your hats!

Planned

What do you need to see here?

Trope Theory may start as an outlet for my romance related musings, but it's meant to be, you know, actually helpful. So tell me what this next milestone should be.