basically, this is the part where your two characters are finally admitting their feelings. whether you're making them randomly blurt their feelings in a fight or your characters end up saying it to each other while talking, you want to go slow.
there needs to be a build up. you can't start the chapter like this:
holly and klaus stared at each other.
"I hate you," klaus said.
"same," holly replied.
a few minutes later, holly was smiling. "ily," holly confessed.
"ily 2," klaus replied.
that's really exaggerated but you get it. you can't have your characters hating each other in chapter 1 then having two kids and living in the suburbs in chapter 3.
you need to build up their love.
also; when they're confessing their love for each other—make sure that has a buildup too. make the OC stumble over his or her words, make them nervous. confessing feelings is pretty hard and nerve-wracking. it takes a ton of courage to do that, so don't rush it.
HUMOR IS GOOD, BUT NOT ALWAYS NECESSARY
we all love a sarcastic, witty character...but that can't just be their whole personality. you can add in a couple one-liners in the dialogue and make them mean, but make them have a diverse personality.
I've read a ton of books where the OC is just like one dimensional. they're sarcastic and mean with a past. that's it.
idk maybe make your character an artist? maybe they're really good at a sport? don't make them JUST sarcastic, because that isn't a diverse character. that's flat and annoying. maybe they enjoy baking idk.
INTRODUCTIONS
the description of your book shouldn't been a Jane Schaffer essay here okay. make it brief and don't reveal EVERYTHING about your character.
JUST NO-NO'S IN GENERAL
"read to find out!"
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"will holly have sex with klaus? will klaus hate holly? will Elijah fall in love with holly? will holly eat klaus?"
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