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Question of the day part 8
mare:
I have two favorite villains and they both have no names lol The guy from It Stays and The Beautiful Girl. Both were a trip to write. Particularly the bad guy in It Stays. I loved writing his short story and getting into his head about why he turned out the way he did.
Rose:
--- Quote from: colorguard_diva on March 03, 2013, 07:09:10 PM ---Romance is not just about get the couple in bed and slam, bam, thank you ma'am. Romance is about relationships. When writing a sequel, I visualize the couple in a different phase in their relationship. Say they got married and now have kids, their relationship is not the same as when they first met. They have different obstacles they face, whether it's less time together or someone focusing on their career instead of the relationship. Personally, I view it as real life situations, no relationship is going to be focused just on beginning love. The couple needs to evolve and change, if not the relationship is stagnant.
I think whether a sequel is romance or suspense you still need to change up the dynamics and situations the characters are involved in.
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I don't think Julie was saying that was what romance was at all. I think sometimes in romance series the authors end up throwing more out there situations so that it does change up the dynamics. But that's just my opinion. That's why I usually believe they can't go past a sequel. Because there's only so much that can happen before it becomes repetitive.
Rose:
On another note - leave it to a romance question to spark up discussion lol.
colorguard_diva:
I think a sequel in any genre can be overplayed and repetitive. Why is the issue always romance?
mare:
^ I agree with that one. Sequels are tricky in any genre I think. There is that fine line between seeing characters through to the end of their story or just being afraid or not wanting (or in some cases not knowing how) to let the your characters go.
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