{"id":11770,"date":"2025-05-22T13:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersblog-backend.inkitt.com\/?p=11770"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:47:00","slug":"my-journey-writing-romance-on-inkitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersblog-backend.inkitt.com\/my-journey-writing-romance-on-inkitt\/","title":{"rendered":"My Journey Writing Romance on Inkitt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0I\u2019m Arri Stone<\/strong><\/a>, and I\u2019ve been writing for about six years. I\u2019ve been on the Inkitt platform for five years now and I have met some amazing people through the community. The authors and readers I’ve come to know there, I now cherish as friends.<\/div>\n

What Do I Write?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Absolutely everything. I love testing the waters with new ideas, possibly a little crazy at times.<\/strong> I don\u2019t have a set genre that I write in, so although I have some solid readers who will read absolutely everything I write. I also have those who are more select in what genres they read.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is My Favourite Trope?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Age gap, bad boy, and the forbidden. This takes me into an entire world of ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n

And boy, do I have ideas!<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

I just have to look at a picture \u2013 normally a guy, and think he would make a great character. Then it snowballs from there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What Do I Consider an Age Gap?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019d usually consider anything with a 10 year + an age gap romance. I find reverse age gaps more questionable because of society. So for me, 8 years + is a suitable age gap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Does Society Find It Harder for a Younger Guy to Be With an Older Woman?<\/h3>\n

People often depict men as studs with a younger woman on their arm. Or perhaps they are a sugar daddy. A man can still have a child with a younger woman when he is old. People may disapprove, but it’s becoming more acceptable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So when it is the other way around, it is more of the shock factor. They get judged. <\/span><\/p>\n

How can a young guy want to be with an older woman? She is too old to have kids? He is throwing his life away. All these tend to be the immediate questions, so I like to overcome these questionable facts when writing age gap romances.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do I Aim to Create an Age Gap Romance?<\/h3>\n

Not one bit. When I come up with a story idea, it all unravels and, for some reason, it falls into the age gap trope.<\/span><\/p>\n

I think it gives something more to a story, how much tension a story can hold. I love all the sneaking around that the main characters do. Then there are the conflicting desires, the betrayals, and hopefully, I give a suspenseful plot which keeps readers reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A great example is my story: Criminal Daddy<\/strong>.
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Axel King is 42 years old, the bad boy criminal of the town, and Mallory is a 22-year-old daughter of parents who despise the main lead male. And they have a right to do so, especially when our criminal daddy has a son the same age as Mallory. The conflicts between right and wrong pulls you in all directions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Have I Done a Reverse Age Gap Romance?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Have you checked out my ice hockey romance: Red on the Ice?<\/strong>
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T<\/strong>his is also a powerful example of a woman trying to make a career as an ice hockey coach in a man’s game.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

She takes over the Red Tornados, only to find her lead player leaves for a rival team. When a suspended player comes back into play, he is her last chance to make it. But meeting him, there is an instant attraction between them. It is an 8 year age gap. She is 34 years old, and he is 26. There is plenty of action with this one, on and off the ice.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What Makes a Story? <\/strong><\/h3>\n

I try to make the romance believable. But we are in fiction here, so they usually fall fast and hard. In many of my stories, the romance hits early on in the first few chapters. <\/span><\/p>\n

Like a chance meeting between a gang leader, 31-year-old Scar Bryson and 21-year-old Clara Clayton. Daughter of a billionaire. This is from my “Gangs and Billionaire Series.<\/a>“<\/span><\/p>\n

It spans over four books for this series, with two side stories planned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Series or One Story – What Do I Prefer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I never plan my stories, so when I write them, I don\u2019t know if it is going to be more than one story.<\/strong> I have several single stories, but in some, when I\u2019m writing them, I\u2019ve added more ideas, so it snowballs into a series. Sometimes it will lead to different characters becoming part of the series. <\/span><\/p>\n

I have created a list now of what stories I have planned to write, along with different series I have to finish because I\u2019ve got sidetracked with new ideas. I blame Inkitt for all these contests they keep putting out. (LOL) <\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, and I can\u2019t forget my awesome readers who always want more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hit or Miss?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yes, as a writer, you have to understand that not every story is for everyone. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Okay, dabbling into unfamiliar territory can be scary, but I find if you can give a fantastic storyline and characters, most readers will invest in the story. I put my heart and soul into each story I write, and hopefully, that shines through each time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to Try Writing One? Here Are My Personal Tips for Aspiring Writers<\/h3>\n

Go for it. Work out what sort of age gap you want, and who the characters will be. A great one for starting out is a best friend’s dad. Maybe he recently divorced and is wallowing in his misery.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Example: The daughter comes home with her best friend and that\u2019s when he looks at her differently?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n