Hello! You’ve joined The Script Mistress for Scene 20: 9 Essential RomCom Elements. I am your host, Amber Bosworth.

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The 9 Essential RomCom Elements

- Two Loveable Leads

- A meet cute (or…not so cute)

- A unique, troublesome situation

- At least one great sidekick

- Super fun montage

- Relationship in jeopardy

- The lightbulb moment

- A grand gesture or epic line

- Happy Ending

Listen for the full details. Or go to www.thescriptmistress.com/scene20 for the full transcript and free character introduction download.

Resources:

https://screencraft.org/blog/the-9-elements-of-all-great-rom-coms/

Now, here’s a great article of movies to watch when you are writing a romantic comedy; https://screencraft.org/blog/10-films-you-have-to-watch-if-youre-writing-a-romantic-comedy/

Get yourself in the right headspace.

WRITING ACTION: I’ve attached the Free Outline Template to this week’s episode. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, go to the episode webpage and get it for yourself. Use this template and brainstorm a romantic comedy, using the 9 elements above. Feel free to share some of your thoughts on the Facebook page at  www.facebook.com/ink2screen or email me at [email protected] to get extra help.

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