Shifting From Sweet to Heat: How to Shift Between Different Heat Levels in Romance

Shifting From Sweet to Heat: How to Shift Between Different Heat Levels in RomanceRomance isnt a one temperature fits all genre. This class explores how to move from sweet to spicy (and back again) without jolting readers out of the story. We will discuss craft tools like pacing, POV, sensory detail, and scene purpose to fine tune heat levels with intention. Writers will learn how to match intimacy to character arcs, story goals, genre expectations, and author and audience comfort levelsalong with whether the moment calls for a

Romance isn’t a one-temperature-fits-all genre. This class explores how to move from sweet to spicy (and back again) without jolting readers out of the story. We will discuss craft tools like pacing, POV, sensory detail, and scene purpose to fine-tune heat levels with intention. Writers will learn how to match intimacy to character arcs, story goals, genre expectations, and author and audience comfort levels—along with whether the moment calls for a soft simmer or a full-on blaze.

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USA Today Bestselling author Sariah Wilson has never jumped out of an airplane, never climbed Mt. Everest, and is not a former CIA operative. She has, however, been madly, passionately in love with her soulmate and is a fervent believer in happily ever afters—which is why she writes romance. She grew up in southern California, graduated from Brigham Young University (go Cougars!) with a semi-useless degree in history, and is the oldest of nine (yes, nine) children. She currently lives with the aforementioned soulmate and their children in Utah, along with cats named Pixel, Callie, and Belle who do not get along. (The cats, not the children. Although the children sometimes have their issues, too.)

Sariah's book ROYAL DATE was selected as one of the first winners in Amazon's Kindle Scout program. Her novella ROYAL DESIGN helped launch Amazon Publishing's Kindle in Motion technology, and she had her own Kindle World for THE ROYALS OF MONTERRA. Her books THE FRIEND ZONE and ROOMMAID were selected by Amazon as one of the Best Romances of 2019 and 2020, respectively. She has repeatedly hit Amazon's overall Top 100 (both in and outside the USA) and been a #1 bestseller on Amazon category lists multiple times. Her book ROOMMAID was the most read book from Amazon's website in September 2020.

Sariah is represented by Sarah E. Younger of the Nancy Yost Literary Agency.