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Wandering Author wrote:This is off topic – but how did you find out how long you’d been a member, to add that to your profile?
I remember. The day may be off by a couple but the month and year are solid.
Resolutions, goals, doesn’t matter what they are called, I’m hoping 2013 is a MUCH better year than 2012 for my life and writing. I want to actually keep with 2YN instead of giving up and having to drop out because of life. I also want to set up a business plan so that I can start moving forward with all my unfinished work. I would also like to have a complete draft by the end of the year, not including editing, just the draft with “The End.” stamped at the end.
Either one works for me, honestly. I’d be in the camp with Magic on the HTML class but again, either one would help me greatly.
I’d be interested in seeing what you do. I’ve lost enough writing over the years that it literally makes me sick thinking it might… could… will… happen again.
First, wow. There are a lot of viewpoints in this thread. Some I agree with, some went over my head but it could very well be blamed on the headache.
For me in regards to the topic, it depends on the story. I think developing story is organic in nature, it starts as a seed of an idea and as we take in information from the world, shows we watch, art, books we read and whatever else it grows into a beautiful plant. And for me this is true with romance in my novel or not.
Do I like reading it? Sure. I don’t do erotic and the like but a true romance, love it. Especially when the writer does it well. But I don’t read Romance genre books. I hate them. There are two outcomes and why take the time to figure out which one the book plays out? The MCs either get together or tragically, they don’t. Now I’m not bashing classics like Romeo & Juliet, that is a romance done well even if it is a sad ending and makes you want to scream at the families for getting in the way of love.
In my writing though it really depends on the story my characters give me. There is usually an element of romance, I.E. the FMC has a lover or the MMC pines for his classmate. But does that mean I HAVE to have it in every book as a main plotline? No. Some of my books grow from a romance idea like the premise for Twilight: A normal girl is pursued by two supernatural guys. But as I learn the story — thus the growing process I mentioned above — the story evolves and the romance, while prominent, may not necessarily be the MAIN plotline. I believe the stories were already played out by the characters, I just retell the memoir, the conduit for the story to meet the world. Like my current story, Tangled Roses, the story started out being inspired by a show I watched. A supernatural girl falls in love with her supernatural guard/bulter. As I’ve gotten to know the characters, the world and culture, and bits of the story as scenes flash before my eyes, the simple premise that I just stated has been expanded. The romance is there but there is an overlaying story that weaves through the romance.
I hope this all makes sense. :cheer:
