The Dark Romance Handbook: Creating Darkly Enigmatic Worlds

di Imogen Blake (Autore)

Sakura Publishing, 2025

Most writers stumble in the shadows where dark romance thrives—building worlds that look moody but behave unrealistically, or staging danger without the ethical scaffolding that keeps consent visible. Authentic dark romance demands the balance between place and pressure. Your cities, suburbs, private rooms, and wild edges must obey real systems—access, surveillance, policy, money, weather, and accessibility—so tension reads earned and adult. "The Dark Romance Handbook: Creating Darkly Enigmatic Worlds" provides the environmental framework missing from standard writing guides: Atmospheric Precision: Light, sound, air, scent, and temperature as emotion and pace. Urban Plausibility: Elevators, keycards, cameras, transit, zoning, staff, and bureaucracy as plot. Suburban Duality: HOAs, porch lights, pickup lines, parking, and apps as façade vs. secret. Intimacy Architecture: Floor plans, sightlines, locks by agreement, aftercare, and smart devices. Nature as Character: Trails, tides, weather, and posted rules that create refuge and risk. Whether you're wrestling with club scenes that feel unsafe, urban chapters that ignore tech and policy, suburban stakes that never bite, or nature sequences that rely on trespass and cliché, this handbook offers scene-ready solutions. Transform your dark romance from vibe-heavy to architecturally precise—worlds that heighten desire, keep consent loud, and make danger feel inevitable, not manufactured.

• Autore: Imogen Blake
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Sakura Publishing
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232015497