Six Love Stories

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Building Relationships in Fiction

Most stories aren’t driven by plot alone.

They’re driven by relationships — by the ways people love, clash, protect, betray, forgive, and choose each other again and again.

But writing love on the page can be tricky. Too often, we default to clichés, flatten emotional stakes, or focus on romance at the expense of every other meaningful connection.

Six Love Stories offers a different approach.

Drawing on the ancient Greek framework of six distinct types of love, this guide helps you write richer, more authentic relationships in your fiction — romantic and otherwise.

Inside the guide, you’ll explore:

• Eros: romantic, passionate love

• Philia: deep friendship and loyalty

• Storge: familial bonds and shared history

• Agape: selfless, compassionate love

• Ludus: playful, flirtatious affection

• Pragma: enduring, practical love shaped by time

For each type of love, you’ll find:

• Craft guidance for bringing that relationship to life on the page

• Questions to deepen emotional realism and complexity

• A targeted writing prompt you can use immediately

This isn’t about forcing romance into your story — or writing relationships that don’t fit your characters.

It’s about understanding how love works, so your characters’ connections feel layered, lived-in, and true.

This guide is especially helpful if you:

• Write literary, upmarket, or book club fiction

• Care deeply about character relationships

• Want emotional depth without relying on tropes

• Are writing families, friendships, marriages, or chosen family

• Are tired and want craft support that meets you where you are

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Price: $14.95

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