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Romance/Love: May 08, 2019 Issue [#9534]




 This week: Is it a Relationship
  Edited by: Dawn Embers Author IconMail Icon
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Romance/Love Newsletter by Dawn

Looking at when a couple might define themselves as in a relationship and the possible conflicts that could relate to the status.


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There are some people who struggle with the idea of being in a relationship, of the commitment. For many, it was marriage or even engagement that was viewed as a scary point where they didn't want to go past. However, some even struggle to consider themselves in a relationship at all or to even be dating. Having that kind of label on a situation can be intimidating for some and in romance, this can work it's way into a story. For the mot part, the main focus of a romance plot line or novel is whether or not the ones involved will make it together within a relationship and much of the conflict is based around that status. There are a few ways we can use this aspect, the status of being in a relationship, in order to create a story.

One thing we can consider is whether the whole story will be the character already in a relationship or if the story is the build up before reaching that point. Some romance novels are based around the characters taking the entire time to reach the point of being in a relationship so that the status comes around or after the climax of the story. It can be the end goal or the jumping off point, that depends on how you write it.

Another thing to think about is how the characters themselves feel about the concept of being in a relationship. Character development in a story is important. Plus, one way to help draw a reader into a character is to give them realistic aspects and viewpoints. How they feel about being in a relationship and whatever they have faced that might create hesitation will give the character some depth and a place within the story. We want to feel something for them and their struggles within the story, which is going to focus a fair amount on that "relationship" labelled or not due to the nature of the genre.

When do they decide to call what they have something? There is also the factor of setting and world in how a relationship gets determined or labelled. Not every world or culture will have marriage and some will have it but without the focus on love with the unions being dictated by other reasons or means. There are a number of options so consider not just what your character wants in terms of status but also what the world around them dictates or expects. Another possible source of conflict is that the characters might view a status in a different way than what their world or others near them expect. Maybe their relationship, if labelled as such, would be controversial.

There are some things to consider in just the issue of whether a character is in a relationship or not. How will you use that in a story? That is up to you. Maybe you can come up with something that has conflict in relation to the status of a relationship. Not just a facebook status though that might be a story idea for someone. Either way, lets get to writing some romance writing.



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When do your characters decide they are in a relationship?

Last time for the romance newsletter I discussed music and it's connection to writing romance. Here is a comment someone sent in response to that newsletter:

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Always enjoy a newsletter relating to music as inspiration for story idea's. I do get my ideas from various places, but more than once from songs that speak to me, and yes, these are romance stories. As to do my characters have a song? No, I don't believe I've ever used that but it bears thinking about. I also use music often as background when I'm writing. I've compiled several tapes with songs that set the mood for me. Thanks for this newsletter. Vada


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