Romance Writing Guide · Intimacy Across Genres · Heat Levels, Scene Rules & Reader Expectations for Fiction Writers

Does your scene belong on the page — or behind a closed door? Every romance subgenre carries its own unwritten contract with readers, and breaking it can cost you reviews, readership, and hard-earned trust.

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Match your heat level to your subgenre before you draft

Identify exactly how far a scene can go without jarring readers

Shift subgenres confidently without losing your footing

Brief sensitivity readers and editors on your creative intent

About this tool

Intimacy Across Genres is a printable craft reference designed to end the guesswork. Inside, you'll find clear, practical breakdowns of what sweet romance, contemporary romance, dark romance, and erotica each permit, require, and forbid in intimacy scenes — from the chaste fade-to-black to full explicit content.

Use it to: — Match your heat level to your subgenre before you draft — Identify exactly how far a scene can go without jarring readers — Shift subgenres confidently without losing your footing — Brief sensitivity readers and editors on your creative intent

Romance Writing Guide · Intimacy Across Genres · Heat Levels, Scene Rules & Reader Expectations for Fiction Writers

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