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The romantic debate

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Rose:

--- Quote from: Karah on July 07, 2011, 11:15:03 PM ---Yeah, I wrote that one back in 2001.

I've written one since where a girl was named Karie and I'm not gonna lie, the girl was based on me a little at the time. It was the first story I wrote after taking a long writing break while going back to college. I needed to get back in the swing of things and a semi-Mary Sue helped with that LOL

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Mary Sues happen, and at least you admit to it. It's those who try to deny it, but there's so much evidence as to fact that it is one...they're the ones who make me roll my eyes LOL.


--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 07, 2011, 11:18:30 PM ---I dunno, I watched that stupid "Love Takes Wing" movie on the Hallmark channel for Kevin, who was in it all of about five minutes, and whenever I see it come on TV, I think, "Oh, that's Kevin's movie."  Not that I would ever watch it again LOL.

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You're not helping LMAO.   :P  :-*


--- Quote ---I think that's exactly why almost everyone put romance as the answer to that question.  We've discussed this plenty of times, too, but if two new stories go up, one a well-written Nick sci-fi story and the other an average-written Nick romance, guess which one's going to get more reviews?  Regardless of writing quality, the Nick romance will always win in the reviews.  That's just how it is; it's a matter of taste and popularity.  Like Mel said, you like what you like, and we can't judge anyone for preferring romance - I'm not a sci-fi fan either - but it is unfortunate that there are very talented writers who go largely unnoticed just because they write in the underrated genres.
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Right. I even said it's nothing against the genre. It's just what it is. It's overrated because you can typically get a lot of readers just because it's a romance. Especially if it features Nick. No matter what the quality is. It's the same way sci-fi/fantasy is underrated. There's talented writers in both genres, and there's crappy writers in both genres. One gets a lot more attention/writers in the genre than the other is all. Because of that, people are critical.

When there's more stories in a genre, things get repetitive a lot quicker. So it takes a lot more to draw me into a romance.

mare:

--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 07, 2011, 10:43:51 PM ---I disagree that making one Boy your main character means it's not longer BSB fanfic.  I guess I could see that if the story were AU and only had one of them in it, period.  Then I can see asking what's the point of using "Nick Carter" or "Brian Littrell;" why not just make it OF?  But if he's a Backstreet Boy in the story, then it's BSB fanfic, regardless of how often the other guys appear.

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I don't know, if it's only about one of the guys and the boys are only there in name like "Oh, I talked to Brian on the phone the other day." I don't really think it would be a bsb fanfic. If Brian actually showed up for more than a chapter or a sentence here or there, than I can see it being a BSB fanfic, but if it's only a mention every now and then to remind us he's a BSB then I don't see the point lol

And as far as the girls POV when it is written like you said, girl chapter, Nick chapter, that makes sense because at least we get Nick's POV but if it's only told through the girl's POV I don't care if she's with Nick all the time, in my mind it's about her. We get her feelings and emotions and not the BSB in question. Just my feelings on it. LOL

mare:
Oh and yay for actually debating this!! Like you said Mel, if you like it read it, if not don't. The only reason we're talking about it is because most of us said we thought it was over-rated. I thought this would be a fun one to discuss. I think in general romance is a popular genre. As a writer trying to get published, if you write romance there are soo many more options for you than if you write anything else. I have been so tempted to write a romance but I can't do it. I'm not the romance type lmao

Like I said in that other thread that Julie made, I think it's easy to be over critical of romance because it's all over the place. Just like people tend to over analyze everything Nick does but Howie can kill someone and it would go unnoticed...Un less he kills Nick, which might happen one day LOL

mare:

--- Quote from: Mellz Bellz on July 07, 2011, 10:58:40 PM ---Ha well I love Lifetime movies, so I guess that makes me a big sap? lol

It's kind of sad to see all the hating on romance, but I guess you agree to disagree sometimes. To asnswer Mare's question about why not just write OF, I'm not sure. I don't know if sticking to a BSB member is like a security blanket, but let's be real here. If I wrote OF would anyone on AC read it? No offense but the OF that does get posted here definitely gets overlooked. I don't consider that just because I predominantly write about Nick that I don't write "fan fiction," because he's not the MAIN character. I do enjoy writing about the guys even if they are just supporting cast. I mean really at the end of the day this is a hobby. I'm not looking to publish anything I'm writing on here. Are they really strict guidelines to determine what is fan fiction? I think at the end of the day, you like what you like, and if you don't like it don't read it.  I think it's really hard for romance writers to be taken seriously in this particular community which can be discouraging at times, but as Karah stated the numbers don't lie. People definitely do read it and that is their perogative.


I also still see no harm in putting your own experiences in your writing. Yes, I see Julie's point in it being more challenging to write as someone completely different from you and some people do REALLY well with that. I just feel for me personally it would not be genuine. This is my creative outlet and as I mentioned before writing is a form of therapy for me. I just prefer it that way. *shrugs*

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I can understand why you wouldn't write OF because you're right, if you are just writing for fun and know BSB fic will get more attention it makes sense. It also makes sense to write what you know. As far as being taken seriously, I do think if you are a great writer, no matter what the genre, you will be taken seriously in this community and everywhere else.

I think we all use fanfic as a form of therapy. I know I do as well.

Carter-Orange:
I think another reason romance is so popular compared to sci-fi for example, is that we've all been romantically involved with someone and can therefore relate to it and use personal experiences within our stories, whereas none of us have ever been beamed up by aliens, lol.

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