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ewolf2015 MIA from south Carolina Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I-It's not like I like you, or anything!
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#1: Apr 9th 2016 at 12:19:03 AM

I have heard some complaints lately about are people have problems with romance as a genre and a subplot. Some examples of this usually may have no impact on the main story or are just isn't relistic. I wanted to make my romances work without people calling me out for yet I don't how to execute it without looking irrelevant or meaningless. So how can I make romance not suck?

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Novis from To the Moon's song. Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
#2: Apr 9th 2016 at 10:57:17 PM

Well, you probably already know this but it's worth saying anyway, make those involve people first, a couple second or some number after that. Then it will at least feel a bit more natural.

For a more personal suggestion, be ready to surprise yourself. Sometimes you realize that that what you planed for a character was all wrong and they would work better with something different. For example I first imagined a platonic relation that was pretty hostile and only stuck together because of complementary goals. When I got to the point were they interacted while writing however, they quickly revealed to me that they actually liked and cared about the other quite a lot, even if they argued and picked on each other.

You say I am loved, when I don’t feel a thing. You say I am strong, when I think I am weak. You say I am held, when I am falling short.
ewolf2015 MIA from south Carolina Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I-It's not like I like you, or anything!
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#3: Apr 10th 2016 at 12:40:24 AM

basically that's the subplot of my story plus the whole secret identity thing

edited 10th Apr '16 12:41:10 AM by ewolf2015

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