Superplots for Love Storys
If you follow superplots that many other writers before you have used as a guide, you have a better chance of making your story a success. Below is a brief overview of the Superplots of love stories.
The 29 love story superplots discovered so far:
| 29 love story superplots |
| 1. forbidden love |
| Two people fall in love. A third person, who forbids the love affair, stands in the way. |
| 2. love & jealousy |
| Two people fall in love. A jealous third person is in the way, angry about the love of the two. |
| 3. secret love affair |
| Two people fall in love, but a third person is also involved. This does not prevent love, but makes it more difficult. |
| 4. love in a roundabout way |
| A love relationship already exists, but because the two lovers are brought apart, the power of love has to bring the two together again. |
5. love intrigue |
| Two people fall in love and one of them only pretends to have honest intentions. The relationship is built on intrigue. |
6. love lies |
| A relationship is built on a lie or concealment. However, the lied person experiences emotional liberation through the liar and believes to have found the ideal partner. |
7. obsession |
| Two people love each other full of desire. Sex is the most important thing in a relationship, which is why the initial love is soon lost. |
| 8. discovery of love |
| A person inexperienced in sexuality and love is looking for sexual adventure or to discover true love. In this way the person becomes an experienced lover. |
9. revenge after separation |
| One of the lovers has broken up or wants to do so, the spurned partner seeks revenge and wants to do harm. |
| 10. separation duel |
| Two love partners argue and fight with all possible and impossible means. |
| 11. burdened love |
| A love relationship is pushed to the limits of its capacity and beyond, for example through illness, professional situation or physical separation. |
| 12. second chance |
| After many good or bad experiences with love, a person gets the chance to meet a truly lovable person. |
| 13. secret admirer |
| Someone loves a person, but cannot openly show their love. |
| 14. ascent or descent through love |
| A love relationship leads to the love partner or one of them rising or falling socially and financially. |
| 15. love for sale |
| A love can only be fulfilled if money is paid for it. |
| 16. difficult choice of partner |
| A person consciously or unconsciously seeks a partner for life and has to decide who is the right one. |
| 17. transformation |
| Two extremely contrasting people ultimately find themselves together in harmony due to an external or internal transformation. |
| 18. rescue of the beloved in need |
| A couple is separated by dramatic circumstances. One of them tries to save the other. |
| 19. being kissed awake |
| In a newly developing relationship, one of the two suddenly experiences fun and joy in life, i.e. is literally “kissed awake” by the other. |
| 20. learning (loving) by confusion |
| For example, one of the love partners has to slip into another role. The protagonist (= the first main character of a story) learns to live and love anew. |
| 21. the protector |
| It is centrally about a person in need of protection. The protector can be a protection professional (security guard, bodyguard), but also a cop or a criminal. |
| 22. dream man/dream woman |
| A person meets their dream partner. She either tries to seduce this dream partner or it happens all by itself that the two get along well. |
23. fabulous ascent |
| A person rises and has to prove himself in the unfamiliar environment. |
| 24. discover a secret |
| A person slowly reveals a secret about another loved one. The other person’s secret can be serious. But it can be partly through good will or sufficient explanation . |
| 25. the rumor mill |
| A person comes to a small town or village. A love affair between a foreign and a local person causes rumours and misunderstandings in the small community. |
| 26. getting involved with a stranger |
| A person gets involved with a dangerous stranger, unknown person. The dangerous person, however, as it later turns out, has a big heart. |
27. humiliation |
| In this plot, a person gets involved with a person who humiliates them. |
| 28 Casanova/Maneater |
| This plot is about the adventure a person embarks on to get as many partners as possible. |
29. incest |
| There is a secret sexual relationship between close blood relatives. |
(The superplots for love stories will be explained in more detail in a book to be published soon).
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