Romance Writers

I think I shall need to invite you two to have a look at my NaNoWriMo project, or the romantic pieces of it at least,  when I get far enough.

My MC, as all MCs must, has a big lesson to learn, and part of the lesson involves how she approaches romance. She is a Christian but, like all Christians, she is a work in progress. She falls, she gets up…[Read more]

That makes a lot of sense. Most of the people in the Bible are certainly not what I would refer to as romantics (not sure about Solomon. Maybe he’s a romantic, but not a great one) but you do make the excellent point that there is at least something to build on.

I, personally, don’t have my characters that start out Christian go any further than…[Read more]

@amaustin

I think the Bible leaves a lot of room for romance…within certain boundaries. I wouldn’t base my romances off  many biblical characters for obvious reasons (David, Abraham, Esther, etc.), but I think there are some examples, in the Bible, of what Biblical romance is. Ruth and Boaz are the best example, I believe, but there’s…[Read more]

I am absolutely late to this thread, but it’s because I’m new. I did not join until recently.

Chivalry is the most romantic thing. But, to be fair, I am such a sappy hopeless romantic. At this point, everything melts my heart. (I least in books and my writing. I know nothing about real-life romance.)

My first thought on when you asked what I…[Read more]

@corine

YES! amen!

I’m doing well. Are you?

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer

Oooh I agree! There’s something special in historical romance that is very rare these days (and therefore in contemporary fiction). Chivalry is almost bittersweet in being so beautiful but also lacking.

I think with romance, as with a lot of things in writing, it’s so important to understand its purpose. It can be…[Read more]