Some examples of lesbian romance novels are Huntress by Malinda Lo, Wilder Girls by Rory Power, or We Are Okay by Nina LaCour.
What is their personality? What is their desire in life? What are their flaws and strengths? How do these flaws or strengths affect the character(s) and story? Does the character get over these flaws or phobias during the story? Is your character a butch lesbian or lipstick lesbian? Are they neither, or something else?
A lesbian can also be asexual (not sexually attracted to anyone) but still be romantically attracted to women. Understand the difference between “gender” and “sex”. Even if it has nothing to do with the story, it is important if you plan on writing a transgender or non-binary character who is lesbian.
For example, a character may be mean due to past trauma or a character may be constantly anxious due to bullies.
Decide how these characters will solve the conflict. Maybe the two lovers of the story move to another city to escape their discriminatory community where LGBTQ people aren’t accepted. Get creative, but keep you’re character’s personalities in mind when creating a conflict resolution. A brave, adventurous character is much more likely to move to another city with their lover rather than a shy character.
Not all themes are written in plain sight. Sometimes you need to “dig” a bit to figure out the theme. Some examples of themes are, love, courage, friendship, hope, death, loneliness, and so on. [3] X Research source
Remember that sexuality isn’t the only thing about the main character. Don’t define them who they are attracted to. Write a character, not just a lesbian, or bisexual girl. Dont get too hung up on the characters appearance. You can create that after creating their personality.
A bisexual person who is unfaithful, or promiscuous The butch and femme lesbian couple A queer character who was actually “going through a phase”
Sex scenes should not be purely for titillation or seem to be used as a punctuation mark. They should instead be emotive, vivid, and full of sensory detail, and may even move the story forward. If your characters are asexual, you might decide not to add sex scenes, but add a scene where the characters share a tender hug. If the character’s love interest, is demisexual, they might wait until they have a strong emotional bond before having sex. Don’t feel like you need to add sex scenes. [5] X Research source
Don’t let your character be defined by their sexuality. It makes the character seem not very well rounded.
Tragic endings can play into old stereotypes. A happily ever after both fits with the conventions of the romance novel, and leaves your readers on a hopeful note.
