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The romantic debate
colorguard_diva:
I feel a group hug coming on...lol. I just had to say that since we are all participating and not getting offended by comments. I think it is good to share thoughts and opinions. I think everyone forgets that most of the comments are written with less emotion than we think when we read them. It's just like emails a lot of times they are straight to the point and we as the reader put emotion into and it changes the original intent of the message. I think it's human nature to disagree, it's just how you handle it.
I think that as a writer, we have all made mistakes, hated what we wrote, had people hate what we loved in our writing, had people love what we hated in our writing, etc. We've all had those feelings whether we share them or not.
I think all of us should be proud that we are writing and sharing our writing. It takes courage to post something for others to see. Some people can't and won't even try to write even though that is something they want to try. I'm proud of all of you for writing and taking a chance on posting what you write. You Rock, each and every one of you!
RokofAges75:
I agree, Rachel. This whole debate started from people's honest answers to a simple, innocent question in a survey, and I think escalated with people tweeting general frustration about a lack of variety in reading material, not targeting certain writers at all, but some may have taken it personally and gotten their feelings hurt. Like you said, we all have different taste and like different things, but I think we have mutual respect for fellow writers and anyone brave enough to post their work, whether it's something we personally enjoy reading or not. I also think it's great that so many of us are willing to read stories that are outside our comfort zones as readers and give feedback to writers whose work we maybe haven't read before. We need to keep supporting each other and having healthy debates and discussions like this. That's what I love most about this forum, the fanfic discussions. You don't get that as much on any other forum I've been to. AC is a special place!
Mellz Bellz:
I admit that I think I may have been one of the ones to at first feel a little attacked as a romance writer, but I am over it now. I know that I've wanted to get back into writing and had been struggling with ideas so I went back to what was comfortable. The good news? I finally had the courage to start something brand new. Yes, it is a Nick romance. Yes, it is in first person POV from an OFC. Yes, it may not feature the boys very much. Am I happy writing it? Extremely! And it's not a Nick and Alyssa story which is a big step for me. I've learned write what you want to write. There's an audience for everything out there. It's been so long since I've actually been excited about an idea.
colorguard_diva:
--- Quote from: Mellz Bellz on July 17, 2011, 12:13:22 AM ---I admit that I think I may have been one of the ones to at first feel a little attacked as a romance writer, but I am over it now. I know that I've wanted to get back into writing and had been struggling with ideas so I went back to what was comfortable. The good news? I finally had the courage to start something brand new. Yes, it is a Nick romance. Yes, it is in first person POV from an OFC. Yes, it may not feature the boys very much. Am I happy writing it? Extremely! And it's not a Nick and Alyssa story which is a big step for me. I've learned write what you want to write. There's an audience for everything out there. It's been so long since I've actually been excited about an idea.
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That is awesome. It's exciting when you have a new story idea. Good luck and I can't wait to read it when you're ready to post.
RokofAges75:
That's great, Mel! As good as it is to step out of your comfort zone, there's nothing wrong with writing what's comfortable, especially when you haven't written anything in awhile. What's most comfortable is probably what you're best at - write what you know.
I know I really made an effort to step out outside the box with the stories I worked on after Broken/BMS, but now I'm writing Curtain Call, which is similar. I like trying other things, but I will probably always cycle back to my medical dramas with a hint of romance from time to time, cause those are my favorites.
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