This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. There’s something magnetic about a hero who carries weight. Not just responsibility. Not just danger. But guilt. Regret. History. The morally burdened … Read More
Writing a Character with a Dark Past
This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. Some characters enter a story carrying secrets. Others enter carrying scars. When I write a character with a dark past, I’m not … Read More