<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: 80 + Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High </title> <atom:link href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/</link> <description>“I took hold of that scourge -filled ship and crushed it between my limbs, hurtling it into the second sun, the red one that gave me strength. But I was too late." Terraformer</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:03:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title> By: Colleen Houck </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-429936</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Houck]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:03:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-429936</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-429214">Ali</a>. Gah! You are correct. You can tell it's been a WHILE since I watched the show. What I meant to say is when they finally got together. Here's a really cool blog post about it that gives even more interesting details. I had no idea she was preggers at the time! https://www.scottryanproductions.com/tag/when-did-dave-and-maddie-get-together/]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-429214">Ali</a>.</p> <p>Gah! You are correct. You can tell it’s been a WHILE since I watched the show. What I meant to say is when they finally got together. Here’s a really cool blog post about it that gives even more interesting details. I had no idea she was preggers at the time! <a href="https://www.scottryanproductions.com/tag/when-did-dave-and-maddie-get-together/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.scottryanproductions.com/tag/when-did-dave-and-maddie-get-together/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ali </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-429214</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:14:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-429214</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maddie and David NEVER got married on Moonlighting.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maddie and David NEVER got married on Moonlighting.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Tilde Keller </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-386449</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tilde Keller]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 09:21:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-386449</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you re like me, you ve struggled with ways to keep your romantic couple apart and increasing the romantic tension alive in your stories. I also face this when editing for authors. Why is romantic tension so important? It s those barriers to love that keep the two love birds apart. It s the thing that they must overcome before a happily ever after is realized. If the romantic tension is resolved too soon in the story, the remainder of the book will feel flat, tacked on, or anticlimactic. If it happens too late in the story, the ending will feel rushed or unsatisfying.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you re like me, you ve struggled with ways to keep your romantic couple apart and increasing the romantic tension alive in your stories. I also face this when editing for authors. Why is romantic tension so important? It s those barriers to love that keep the two love birds apart. It s the thing that they must overcome before a happily ever after is realized. If the romantic tension is resolved too soon in the story, the remainder of the book will feel flat, tacked on, or anticlimactic. If it happens too late in the story, the ending will feel rushed or unsatisfying.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Colleen Houck </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-333754</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Houck]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 15:26:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-333754</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-333743">Jennifer Jackson</a>. Hi Jennifer. I never thought to go up to a manager and ask for a midnight release of a book. We should do that more often. =) You'll have to let me know when you finish your first book!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-333743">Jennifer Jackson</a>.</p> <p>Hi Jennifer. I never thought to go up to a manager and ask for a midnight release of a book. We should do that more often. =) You’ll have to let me know when you finish your first book!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Jennifer Jackson </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-333743</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jackson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 07:49:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-333743</guid> <description><![CDATA[I read though this list and was thinking, yeap that sounds like Kelsey's love story, and that's Lilly's or even a little hint of Ember's. Thank you for sharing this list, it is full of inspirational ideas. Also reincarnation could be one as well. It plays into the memory lapse a bit because the soul can remember the love but not the details. When one or both is reborn into a new life their soul is drawn to the other but they may not have the memories of past lives to know why. I also want to say thank you for your amazing series. Growing up I never liked reading much but several years ago I picked up Tiger's Curse and fell in love. I actually went to Walmart at midnight when Tigers Voyage was due to be released and complained about not having a midnight release in books as they did with video games from time to time. A manager went back and found the shipment to get me one lol. Since then I have been reading constantly and now I am playing with writing myself. Thank you for inspiring me to be a reader and maybe one day a somewhat decent writer!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I read though this list and was thinking, yeap that sounds like Kelsey’s love story, and that’s Lilly’s or even a little hint of Ember’s. Thank you for sharing this list, it is full of inspirational ideas. Also reincarnation could be one as well. It plays into the memory lapse a bit because the soul can remember the love but not the details. When one or both is reborn into a new life their soul is drawn to the other but they may not have the memories of past lives to know why.<br /> I also want to say thank you for your amazing series. Growing up I never liked reading much but several years ago I picked up Tiger’s Curse and fell in love. I actually went to Walmart at midnight when Tigers Voyage was due to be released and complained about not having a midnight release in books as they did with video games from time to time. A manager went back and found the shipment to get me one lol. Since then I have been reading constantly and now I am playing with writing myself. Thank you for inspiring me to be a reader and maybe one day a somewhat decent writer!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Colleen Houck </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-331333</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Houck]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:34:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-331333</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-331235">Donna L. Stephens</a>. Feel free to add to it. I'm sure there's a lot more out there.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-331235">Donna L. Stephens</a>.</p> <p>Feel free to add to it. I’m sure there’s a lot more out there.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Donna L. Stephens </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-331235</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna L. Stephens]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2018 16:11:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-331235</guid> <description><![CDATA[Colleen, Thanks so much for your list! It’s exactly what I need—very timely too. I submitted my last novel, and the reply was that I depended too much on misunderstandings and secondary characters to keep my hero and heroine apart, and to put them in competition with each other. With your list, I now have a great reference. Many thanks!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Colleen,<br /> Thanks so much for your list! It’s exactly what I need—very timely too. I submitted my last novel, and the reply was that I depended too much on misunderstandings and secondary characters to keep my hero and heroine apart, and to put them in competition with each other. With your list, I now have a great reference. Many thanks!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Amber </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-315062</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amber]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:31:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-315062</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amazing list, thank you so much for sharing! Maybe memory loss is another one?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazing list, thank you so much for sharing!<br /> Maybe memory loss is another one?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Colleen Houck </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-311476</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Houck]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:17:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-311476</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-311469">Marion Faith Laird</a>. Awesome!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-311469">Marion Faith Laird</a>.</p> <p>Awesome!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Marion Faith Laird </title> <link>https://www.colleenhouck.com/blog/2014/06/27/80-barriers-to-love-a-list-of-ideas-to-keep-romantic-tension-high/#comment-311469</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marion Faith Laird]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:55:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://colleenhouck.com/?p=847#comment-311469</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thanks for the wonderful list, Colleen! I just got a Revise and Resubmit from my editor, and one of the reasons was a lack of romantic tension. I have the hero's locked in, but the heroine needs to talk to me about why she isn't letting herself fall for the hero! I'll go through the list with my heroine's characteristics and see what best fits! :)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the wonderful list, Colleen! I just got a Revise and Resubmit from my editor, and one of the reasons was a lack of romantic tension. I have the hero’s locked in, but the heroine needs to talk to me about why she isn’t letting herself fall for the hero! I’ll go through the list with my heroine’s characteristics and see what best fits! 🙂</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/ Page Caching using Redis Served from: www.colleenhouck.com @ 2024-11-23 00:10:45 by W3 Total Cache -->