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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Jul 5, 2018 8:53:55 GMT
I am not a romance writer or reader, for the most part. I enjoy romance, but as more of a subplot. I prefer to have an alien takeover happening as the main plot with romance as the emotional stakes. When I do read romance, I read lesbian romance, mostly. But I realize that romance is a huge, huge industry, and that it's extremely commercially viable for those who are good at writing it. So here's the board to discuss the writing and marketing of romance. All kinds, straight, gay, lesbian, trans, ace, bisexual, supernatural, human-alien, etc.
I imagine that the best romance writers are those who genuinely love the genre, so tell us why you love it in the comments below!
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EllieL
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Post by EllieL on Jul 25, 2018 4:25:11 GMT
I think it's simply because it's the human condition. We live, we love. People are full of emotion and relationships are a huge part of it.
That being said, it's a huge industry and makes a truckload of money. I kinda like that too!
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Post by avatar on Jul 25, 2018 13:39:28 GMT
Nothing. I don't get the appeal at all. I mean, you know the ending before you read page one? But that's me. I don't read escapist books. I don't read the genres. No one I know, family or otherwise, reads romance. When I asked around if anyone of them ever read romance, they rolled their eyes, like I was an idiot for asking.
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Jul 25, 2018 16:40:33 GMT
I would say all of the popular genres have formulas. Knowing the ending, and knowing everyone is going to live happily ever after is part of the appeal. Sometimes real life can suck an awful lot and having something predictable, dependable, and heartwarming is exactly what a person needs. My mom loves Hallmark movies. She'll watch them over and over and over again. She knows what is going to happen and how it's going to end before she starts, but she doesn't care. She just enjoys the journey.
The very best romance I have ever read was a star wars YA book called "Lost Stars" by Claudia Gray. I enjoyed the shit outta that book and then in the end she totally ruined everything and I literally threw the book across the room. I was soooo upset by that ending cos it wasn't an ending at all. It was like her editor told her she was out of words so she just quit typing. I have since read two other Claudia Gray books, one ended similarly but because it wasn't a love story I wasn't upset, and the other one actually followed the heroes journey and had a satisfying conclusion. Of course Lost Stars probably wasn't an actual romance, it was a Star Wars book, after all. But still their relationship really hooked me, made me root for them, and made me long for a happy ending, and when I didn't get it, I turned into the Hulk!!!! So that happy ending formula is actually really important, and I don't think should be used to knock a book or genre.
Not that there's anything wrong with not enjoying a certain formula. We all have our own tastes, after all. SFF is my absolute fave, but if you add in a strong romance where I actually feel the chemistry and root for the couple to get together, then in my opinion this just makes the alien invasion story that much stronger. And if you're going to give me that couple to root for, I want my happy ending, dammit!!!
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