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Romance tales focus on many things including the places characters might go when they are dating. They might have an ideal date or discover it along with way and there is potential for conflict when it comes with what the characters do together as the romance develops. |
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Please describe your idea of the perfect date:
"That's a tough one. I'd have to say April 25th. Because it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket."
Sure, this is a quote from a movie. The lovely Miss Rhode Island in a daze on stage gave the very specific date of the year instead of coming up with a romantic time for two. What she meant to say had to do with a different type of date and it's a question that we can consider when it comes to writing romance stories. While including conflict might not become the most perfect date but any date can become an entertaining story, so let's explore aspects of the date that we can consider when using the event for writing.
Day of the Week
While we might not need to go as specific as picking an exact day of the year like April 25th, one thing to consider when crafting a date for a story is the matter of when. Sure, there are the typical days of the week that are often used for date night, such as Friday and Saturday. That works for a number of stories but there are other days of the week that could still work for creating a night out of the house with someone. When writing main stream romance there are factors to consider, such as the work life as many people work on the weekend instead of getting those days off and a chance exists that Friday night involves other things besides the out for drinks or a movie. Sunday has potential for a nice date day or night. Some cities and other locations have special events or places like the farmer's market works for a backdrop to a story. Or the couple can even go out on a regular week day. Mix things up and see what could happen.
Location
Where a person goes on a date is at least as important or maybe even more so than the day of week. Some places are going to be more typical than others. On the one side, a place might be over used but other times it can still work depending on the type of story and the characters. There are still good options like going to the movie, dinner out at particular restaurants, or even a walk along the beach. Here in Southern California there can be a little twist like the fact that Malibu beaches aren't keen on dogs but the pier over in Santa Monica can make for a pleasant day together and has variety from some different things to come up too. There is also room for creativity with date locations. Try out somewhere typical for a story, then for variety maybe do one that has to be something out of the box and different. Play with the setting and see what you can create with your romance characters.
Activities
Once you have the day and location, along with this you can consider a possible activity. Well, you might have to consider that before location depending on the particular activity so the order can be a little different. Either way, there are many activities one can do on a date, whether it's a first date or one many years later. Like previous topics in this newsletter some of them are going to be typical and expected but still hold potential for ways to use within a story for a particular set of characters. Others can be a little on the different side. There are the usual activities like going out to dinner, movies and other events. Strange and different options can be something like a painting event through Groupon, hatchet throwing, or even hopping around an amusement park in attempt to find the most exciting rollercoaster ride. Characters and the world of the story will influence what activities are available for the date, so play around with options and see how things develop between the potential love that you are trying to create in a story.
What do your characters like? Does the one pick an event or place that is a surprise? How you write the date and the way the characters experience whatever goes on can vary, it all depends on how you put things together. Write some date stories and have fun.
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Do your characters go on dates? What is the best date in your story?
Couple of months ago, I discussed number of drafts for romance stories. Here is a comment sent in over the topic:
Comment by Quick-Quill 
My first novel I ever wrote started 35 years ago. When I got my first computer. (before Microsoft) I found a word processor program (DOS) and wrote it then printed it on dot matrix. Over the years as advances in the computer world took place I had to rewrite that MS over and over to match the new programs. When I came to Wdc I realized how bad that first MS was. I didn't rewrite it. I started over and wrote the story with better characters. Since I was writing true crime the plot stayed the same. I love Word. I was given that original MS back from the Detective's family I sent it to after all these years. Silent River was published this spring.
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