 Romance/Love: September 14, 2005 Issue [#612] |
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Welcome to the Romance/Love newsletter. Each edition highlights stories and poetry on the site containing romance and love for your reading pleasure.
~ ~ Diane ~~
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Tragedy and Triumph
Tragedies bring out the best and worst in people. Watching the accounts of the tragedy in New Orleans over the past several weeks has brought this point home yet again. Some families are growing closer during these hard times while others are being ripped apart. As do all relationships, romances both bud and fade in times of turmoil.
Couples can use the obstacles they encounter to bond together or divide. Relationships are never easy, but when difficult situations come up, they are even harder to sustain. It's worth the effort to come together as a unit and face the hard times as one, but that is easier said than done.
Again focusing on the tragedy in New Orleans, there are couples who have been separated by great distances. This separation, combined with the loss of home, property, friends, and family, can be overwhelming. If the relationship was on rocky ground prior to the catastrophe, this may be the final straw. If it was solid, this should serve to draw the people closer together. Only time will tell for the victims of hurricane Katrina.
Look at the characters you've created. Would their relationship survive a disaster? Could they sustain their love despite distance and great loss? If not, you might want to strengthen their bond. We can't control everything happening in the world around us, but as their creator, we can control our characters. 
Until Next Time,
Diane
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The editors work hard to make sure the newsletters are informative and enjoyable. We appreciate your responses.
 sheribear - "Okay, in many romance novels, the characters are all the same - 'cookie cutter'. But one romance writer I have read heavily has managed to break the cookie cutters and make her characters real. That writer is Nora Roberts. In my opinion if she can be successful - so can we.
I for one, plan to write about real life characters in real situations."
Good for you. Real life is much more interesting than we give it credit for being!
isam - "I haven't so much created a new intersting character as a new sort of romance novel. Now I know that people are still uncomfortable with the whole interracial thing but I love it. I have begun writing a romance novel with a black heroine and a white hero simply because I am black and I grew up and still do read a lot of white romance novels. But everytime I finish a chapter I always start thinking what if people don't want to read this. What if people still only want to see the world as a seperate black and a seperate white. I am confident in my poetry but with this romance thing I am lost. How do you know if you have something people want to read? Thanks for the newsletter."
I enjoy reading stories with couples of different backgrounds, ethnicities and races. I'm sure there are many others out there that enjoy cultural diversity in characters as well. There are always going to be people who don't like what we write. You should write what you like. If others enjoy it, that's just a bonus.
billwilcox "Diane! Hey, I'm tall tall, dark, and handsome! You got a problem with that?"
No way Bill! I love tall, dark and handsome men... and short, pale, rugged men... and skinny, redheaded men... and slightly balding, overweight men. I just need diversity in my men!!! 
Incurable Romantic "Excellent advice on character diversity, and well presented. Some of our writers here may actually find that defining their characters will be easier to do when they make use of the diversity you describe. Because they won't have to worry about describing "perfection" when describing the characters to the readers. They can just look out the window and describe their next door neighbor for one character, and the lady living in the duplex across the street for another. In both cases they can make those descriptions as detailed as they like, without worry because they can literally look at the people they are describing. Those are just two examples that come to mind, based on your suggestion. Keep up the good work!"
Great example, Jim. Thanks for the feedback.
concrete_angel "Awesome newsletter! I have to admit, as a writer I could do a lot better picking characters for my romance stories. Thanks for writing this! It was very helpful. The question was "have you created an interesting character?" Does a blind heroine count? (The story was told in her point of view.) Sorry if I'm doing this wrong or anything. This is one of the first times I've replied to a newsletter..."
I think a blind character is very interesting! That would add a whole different take on the story. Much of the description would be auditory and tactile instead of visual. Great example!"
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