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The romantic debate
mare:
I know! It's exciting, right? lol
FrickingKaos:
Since I write mostly romance....I do my story in the third person. Yes Nick is the main character...he is a musician..but I mostly follow his life seperate from that. The fact he is a singer isn't the whole point of the story. I personally hate the teenybopper Romance where girl goes on tour with bsb and one boy falls in love with her...you Kind of get tired of those after a while. I like romance but there is not much originality these days in the genre.
cabybakes:
I'm late to the party, but I am finally signing in on an actual computer so here are my thoughts:
How many of you read romance and or write romance on a regular basis? And do you feel like it tends to get a bad rep? If so what do you feel are some of the misconceptions out there?
I haven't read much FF lately, but I do read a lot of romance in general (books, etc.). I haven't been writing regularly lately either, but when I do, it is romance. I like to think of it as angstier romance
I think romance does get a bad rap...for good reason. I agree with what a lot of you have said on here. The problem with romance as a genre is that there is a A LOT of really BAD romance out there...with the writer as the character, bad grammar, etc., etc., etc. I believe the misconception is that all romance is bad, which stinks for people who actually write quality romance. I think that is why romance is the most over rated and under rated genre.
How many of you have ever read at least one romance and what was it about it, that made you go back or stop?
I am going to quote SakaSteph here...totally agree!!! "I've read lots of romances. The ones I kept reading had interesting characters that drove the story and kept things fresh. I feel like you need to spend time developing characters in romance because romance is so hugely based on interpersonal relationships. I don't think endless amounts of couple drama is entertaining without having the characters established beforehand, and that's what'll have me clicking the back button."
Also - I know sex is controversial in romance - and again, my stance is that sex is a part of adult relationships, so if you are writing about adult relationships, sex sometimes is a part of what is going on!
Do you tend to leave reviews for what you read?
Yes!
If you are someone who doesn't enjoy romance, why?
n/a
For those of you that write strictly romance, what is it that makes you stay away from the other genres? Which of the other genres do you find you want to skip and why?
In FF, I'm not really interested in some of the other genres...I don't read them just like I don't write them.
cabybakes:
Regarding sequels...I think sometimes people can ruin their characters by doing them. I really really contemplated doing a sequel for Casual, but in the end, I changed the ending and opted not to do one.
For me, I get really exhausted by my characters, as a writer, it's fun to create someone new and tell their story.
Like Mel has said many times, if a sequel can stand on it's own, then I am down with it...there has to be enough there!
mare:
Sequels in general are interesting because I think most of us have a hard time letting go of our characters which is why we write them in the first place. I notice the trend more in romance though. Maybe it's because as the couple progresses so does their story? Like having babies etc... but again unless it's written in an interesting way, it should end. A sequel debate would be another interesting one since we've all written them and have mixed thoughts about them.
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