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matrilThanks for all the comments to the last post; I really appreciate them!
After a very hot weekend during which our computer refused to turn on, we have slightly cooler weather, and I can finally get back on the Internet. And I can work on my novel again! Or not...
See, I have a confession to make. I am a pathetically hopeless romantic. Intellectually, I know that a good story needs lots of elements, and it can't be purely mush. And romance itself is only good if it has a strong plot to uphold it. I know all of this, and I look for good stories when I'm reading or writing. I don't write pure fluff. I don't like stories that are simply vehicles for people getting kissy-faced.
But the secret is....I love romance. I mean, if it's well-written and truly moving rather than merely emotionally manipulative. (In other words, I do not love Titanic.) When it's good, though, I just eat it up. Much as I enjoy a great story the first time through, there are times when I go back and just read the mushy parts. And in my own writing, I have to really restrain myself to only bring in the romantic moments when the timing is right, story-wise. I draw out the tension just about as long as I can possibly stand it, and then when I can finally get to it, I'm bouncingly happy writing it. Sometimes I just go ahead and write the mush scene out of order, and then go back and work my way up to it properly. :P Gag. I'm sickening myself. Intellectually, I find it tiresome. But in my heart of hearts, I'm hopeless.
So plot-wise, in my current novel, the characters are about to enter a massive battle of epic proportions...and I can't write it, because I'm in a bubbly, fluffy, mushy mood. Sigh.
After a very hot weekend during which our computer refused to turn on, we have slightly cooler weather, and I can finally get back on the Internet. And I can work on my novel again! Or not...
See, I have a confession to make. I am a pathetically hopeless romantic. Intellectually, I know that a good story needs lots of elements, and it can't be purely mush. And romance itself is only good if it has a strong plot to uphold it. I know all of this, and I look for good stories when I'm reading or writing. I don't write pure fluff. I don't like stories that are simply vehicles for people getting kissy-faced.
But the secret is....I love romance. I mean, if it's well-written and truly moving rather than merely emotionally manipulative. (In other words, I do not love Titanic.) When it's good, though, I just eat it up. Much as I enjoy a great story the first time through, there are times when I go back and just read the mushy parts. And in my own writing, I have to really restrain myself to only bring in the romantic moments when the timing is right, story-wise. I draw out the tension just about as long as I can possibly stand it, and then when I can finally get to it, I'm bouncingly happy writing it. Sometimes I just go ahead and write the mush scene out of order, and then go back and work my way up to it properly. :P Gag. I'm sickening myself. Intellectually, I find it tiresome. But in my heart of hearts, I'm hopeless.
So plot-wise, in my current novel, the characters are about to enter a massive battle of epic proportions...and I can't write it, because I'm in a bubbly, fluffy, mushy mood. Sigh.
