 Romance/Love: March 25, 2009 Issue [#2888] |
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"There is no lonelier man in death, except the suicide, than that man who has lived many years with a good wife and then outlived her. If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it." ~ Ernest Hemingway
Welcome to the Romance/Love Newsletter. I am Shannon and I am your guest editor this week.
My Clichéd Amour
No need to cue Stevie Wonder. While My Cherie Amour is beautiful, timeless and never gets old; tired, clichéd romance writing does.
There's nothing more frustrating and yawn-inspiring than reading a story that is so predictable you know exactly what will happen long before the author reveals it. In fact, he has revealed it through his use of banal, trite prose. You think, Oh, this story is just like the last one I read, which was like the one before that and the one before that!
Why bother?
Not all heroes need to be six foot four, 225 pounds, built like Jay Cutler with the looks of Clive Owen, the brains of Stephen Hawking and the resourcefulness of MacGyver. Not all heroines need to be 5'8" buxom blondes with lips like Angelina Jolie--women who have sworn off men and relationships for years until, of course, our hero enters stage left.
Boring. Predictable. Cliché.
What about everyday heroes? What about the overweight chef who donates his time and talent every Christmas to feed the homeless? What about the retired nurse who spends months overseas in tiny villages helping children afflicted with AIDS? What about the cabinet maker who painstakingly crafts a new kitchen for the family down the street after their house is gutted by fire? What about the waitress who works two jobs to support her elderly parents but still finds time to volunteer at the children's hospital? What about the high school football player who befriends the outcasts and sticks up for the bullied? What about the female housekeeper who knits hats for kids undergoing chemotherapy? These are all sympathetic characters, and characters worthy of being the protagonist in your next story.
Romance/Love stories don't always have to be about a man and a woman finding each other. As long as the overwhelming emotion driving the story is love, it's a love story. Be fresh, be unique, be daring, and you may just pen the next great homage to amore!
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The Candy Store
I went for a walk and ended up with a candy store and a life change.
by Shaara  |
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Eileen
My own little red haired girl (except her hair was brown).
by Del  |
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