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Question of the day part 8
FrickingKaos:
Nice to see a little debating going on here. :)
Carter-Orange:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 03, 2013, 01:45:44 PM ---This is a question for people who have written romance. It seems like most writers have taken a stab at writing romance at some point or another, even if it's not their genre of choice, and a lot of writers have at least one "neverending romance series" (a romance with at least one or two sequels, spin-offs, and/or collections of one-shots) to their name.
I'm wondering, for people who have written more than one romance or romance series about the same guy, how do you manage to keep each story fresh and original with a new plot and female main character, while still keeping the same level of chemistry between each couple? Do you ever feel like you've written such a great couple, there's no way you can create the same magic with different characters in another story?
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I've never written a sequel and don't think I ever would.
I'm not even sure I'd consider any of my romance stories either fresh or original, lol. I just write what pops into my head and hope for the best :)
Carter-Orange:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 03, 2013, 03:11:31 PM ---LOL Sorry - you are definitely the exception to my "most writers have taken a stab at romance" statement.
Okay, here's a question for you and the rest of the suspense writers:
Who is your favorite villain you've written and why?
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Brian in Unwinding Truth, because I love how Lore and I have made him the opposite of how he is reality. It's fun to turn the good boy into an evil dictator :)
Purpura Lipstick:
hee hee, that it is Steph, that it is.
My favorite villian I've written would be the villian in Amnesia and Corin in Wulf's Bane. I also like writing the Company who sends various Cleaners after Brian and Isabelle but we do not see the "face" of the bad guy. Maybe later... *gasps* I might have a "dreaded" sequel for Severed Identities, might not. I would have to see if I could get a plot line together that connects to this one but isn't the same one. BUT I might just leave it how I end it ... haven't fully decided yet.
I am hit and miss with my sequels. I liked DOV: End of All Hope and I don't mind DOV: Antigone (prequel) but I disliked MTT: All Or Nothing so much it's not even posted on the site anymore. Chronos Breach could have been better but it's not so bad I'd delete it. Kind of lukewarm to that sequel.
colorguard_diva:
When I write more than one story about a set of characters, I usually consider it a series, not a sequel. I do that because I don't start the next story where the one before it ends.
Its kind of like Nancy Drew or the Babysitters Club. They use the same characters over and over in different stories and situations.
I usually make the second story four or five years later, so that the characters are in a different place and their relationship is in a different place. For example if the first story is about them meeting and falling in love. The next story may be about having kids or one cheating on each other. Sure all of those have been used over and over, so I think of a unique twist that makes the story unique or original. When dealing with emotions and feelings that people have, you can do a lot.
I find it interesting to see what my characters would be like ten years later when life gets in the way and it's not all about the romance or love. It can be challenging to write a story about the same characters and make it as successful asthe first story. I think that is why I sometimes like writing a series.
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