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Mischievous Thwapling started the topic This isn’t what it looks like… But how do I show readers that? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 7 months ago
Ahh, the love triangle. Peeta or Gale (I always voted Peeta on that one. Sorry, Gale)? Westley or Prince Humperdinck (well, that one’s not so hard)? Luke or Han Solo (again, not so hard, considering that Luke’s her brother, but I guess Leia didn’t get that)?
Buuut, that’s not what I’m going for. In fact, I’m trying not to include much/any romance because I don’t feel mature or ready enough to write it. Nope, I’m not trying to do a love triangle. Small problem, though. It really looks like I am in my WIP.
I took a step back, looked at it, and realized, This looks like a love triangle, through and through.
But, again, that’s totally not what I’m aiming for! I was going for something more along the lines of a friendship between two guys and a gal that goes through times where they feel like murdering each other at one point, crying on the other’s shoulder, annoying one another to death, betraying each other, but eventually sacrificing everything for the other.
But, due to certain stuff that happens, it really does like I’m making the gal choose between the two guys. I bet it’s hard to advise someone on this without knowing the characters, details, or plot (maybe even impossible), but do any tips come to mind that could help me in my predicament?












