Comments on: Seven Key Values to Maintain As You Write Your Romance http://storyfix.com/seven-key-values-to-maintain-as-you-write-your-romance Novel Writing, Screenwriting and Storytelling Tips & Fundamentals Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:42:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jennifer blanchard http://storyfix.com/seven-key-values-to-maintain-as-you-write-your-romance/comment-page-1#comment-2205 jennifer blanchard Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:42:46 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1995#comment-2205 Wow--OF COURSE I had to choose the most difficult genre to write in... As if writing a novel wasn't already freaking hard enough! hahaha... Wow–OF COURSE I had to choose the most difficult genre to write in… As if writing a novel wasn’t already freaking hard enough! hahaha…

]]> By: Sean Platt http://storyfix.com/seven-key-values-to-maintain-as-you-write-your-romance/comment-page-1#comment-2196 Sean Platt Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:49:27 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1995#comment-2196 WOW, I'm on my way! I keep thinking I should write a romance. It totally fits my flowery style. I've just been thinking I should use a pen name if I do. :) WOW, I’m on my way! I keep thinking I should write a romance. It totally fits my flowery style. I’ve just been thinking I should use a pen name if I do. :)

]]> By: Evelyn http://storyfix.com/seven-key-values-to-maintain-as-you-write-your-romance/comment-page-1#comment-2188 Evelyn Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:24:50 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1995#comment-2188 I will bring over the gist of the comment I left over there, but may have made them mad because it's still "awaiting moderation." I’m amazed that you took such a refreshing view of literary romance. OMG! To be honest, I always thought of it as belonging to the lower realm of fiction and thought that experts would just lump romances together with the Harlequin books. (I think that's what made them mad.) I obviously have been hanging around the wrong people. I have to keep my sappiness in check and, like Shanna, that's almost impossible! Perhaps I'm not as dysfunctional as I thought. To me, all fiction contains at least a little romance! Come on now, it has to! There’s always someone falling in love with someone, or some thing. Larry, I’m both amazed and relieved at your take on it all! My keyboard feels much warmer now. Thanks! I will bring over the gist of the comment I left over there, but may have made them mad because it’s still “awaiting moderation.”

I’m amazed that you took such a refreshing view of literary romance. OMG! To be honest, I always thought of it as belonging to the lower realm of fiction and thought that experts would just lump romances together with the Harlequin books. (I think that’s what made them mad.)

I obviously have been hanging around the wrong people. I have to keep my sappiness in check and, like Shanna, that’s almost impossible! Perhaps I’m not as dysfunctional as I thought.

To me, all fiction contains at least a little romance! Come on now, it has to! There’s always someone falling in love with someone, or some thing. Larry, I’m both amazed and relieved at your take on it all! My keyboard feels much warmer now. Thanks!

]]> By: Colleen Shine Phillips http://storyfix.com/seven-key-values-to-maintain-as-you-write-your-romance/comment-page-1#comment-2184 Colleen Shine Phillips Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:44:28 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1995#comment-2184 Great post, Larry. I do not write romance, but I do respect it. One of the things that stood out to me: "If you got into romances because you thought they are somehow easier to write and sell, think again. Romance is the brain surgery of fiction." Makes me think of the mistake many of us make about tween or YA writing, which is what I do presently. The author has to really GET the concept or theme so you are able to simplify it for you audience. A challenge. STILL loving Story Structure...Demystified. And using it. One of the best gifts I have ever received. Great post, Larry. I do not write romance, but I do respect it. One of the things that stood out to me: “If you got into romances because you thought they are somehow easier to write and sell, think again. Romance is the brain surgery of fiction.” Makes me think of the mistake many of us make about tween or YA writing, which is what I do presently. The author has to really GET the concept or theme so you are able to simplify it for you audience. A challenge. STILL loving Story Structure…Demystified. And using it. One of the best gifts I have ever received.

]]> By: Shanna http://storyfix.com/seven-key-values-to-maintain-as-you-write-your-romance/comment-page-1#comment-2180 Shanna Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:40:13 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1995#comment-2180 Much to my chagrin, my latest story has turned itself into a romance. I was a little stuck, as I find it much more difficult to write. As I'm poking around with plot twists and intrigues that are not part of the romance itself but do affect it, I find it hard to juggle it all. This article couldn't have come at a better time for me & I just wanted to say a hearty 'thanks'! Much to my chagrin, my latest story has turned itself into a romance. I was a little stuck, as I find it much more difficult to write. As I’m poking around with plot twists and intrigues that are not part of the romance itself but do affect it, I find it hard to juggle it all. This article couldn’t have come at a better time for me & I just wanted to say a hearty ‘thanks’!

]]> By: Jeannie Ruesch http://storyfix.com/seven-key-values-to-maintain-as-you-write-your-romance/comment-page-1#comment-2179 Jeannie Ruesch Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:52:47 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1995#comment-2179 Larry, mentioning a suspicious dangle with romance writers is brave. Very brave. :) And thanks so much for being with us at Happy Endings today -- we're thrilled to have you! Larry, mentioning a suspicious dangle with romance writers is brave. Very brave. :)

And thanks so much for being with us at Happy Endings today — we’re thrilled to have you!

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