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“Sometimes love isn't fireworks,
sometimes love just comes softly.” ― Janette Oke
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Hello, folks, it is I, Sssssh! I'm not really here., and it is my honor and pleasure to be your guest editor for this edition of the Romance/Love, Newsletter.
You can always depend on Hollywood to bring all the drama, mystery and comedy of romance, when producing a love story, in both modern day and in some vintage films. Romance is not all roses and passion, though, as we've read and seen portrayed in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliette. There are ugly moments, frightening times and not so happy endings.
Romance can be a tragedy:
In the movie, “ City of Angels,” an angel named, Seth, chose to become human through the angel’s choice of “free will” so he could be with the human he fell in love with. Not long after the the transformation, the tragedy hits and he is faced with life without his true love.
His last words in the movie were, “I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One.”
Romance can become ugly and deadly:
Sometimes you don't find your true love the first time around. However, to free yourself from the web of deceit you must fight the battle of the heart and mind to be able to find your perfect love. In the movie, "Sleeping with the Enemy" a seemingly picture perfect marriage unfolds as the horrible farce it is when the husband's true character is unmasked.
Here is a memorable movie quote giving us a hint of what being married to him is like:
“Martin: You sneaked off inexplicably, need I remind you how I worried?
Laura: No. You reminded me enough the night I came back.
Martin: You're not suggesting I enjoyed that?
Laura: God, no. That would make you a monster.”
Romance can be a thriller, with a dab of humor:
Alfred Hitchcock was really good at capturing our attention when he directed such classics as, “North By Northwest.” This quote brings us to the edge of the dangerous reality and then hits us with a bit of humor"
“ Eve Kendall: [Hanging by their fingers from Mount Rushmore] What happened with your first two marriages?
Roger Thornhill: My wives divorced me.
Eve Kendall: Why?
Roger Thornhill: They said I led too dull a life. ”
Romance can be a Mystery-Comedy:
The “Thin Man” series, with William Powell and Myrna Loy, made us really feel their magnetic attraction. The actors knew how to bring it to the screen, combining mystery, romance and comedy:
“ Nora Charles: All right! Go ahead! Go on! See if I care! But I thinks it's a dirty trick to bring me all the way to New York just to make a widow of me.
Nick Charles: You wouldn't be a widow long.
Nora Charles: You bet I wouldn't!
Nick Charles: Not with all your money...”
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Just like romance on the silver screen, some of the above mentioned layers of love's journey may have touched us personally. That means we all have a story to tell. But how exciting will it be? It depends on how well you weave the fabric pattern to make a colorful tapestry. In other words begin with something real and add the creative fantasy.
The thing you must remember if you’re thinking of penning a romance story or novel is to give your characters dimension by developing a multifaceted persona. Just as we all have quirks, habits, follies and serious issues that attach to our personality, (personal baggage,)so should our protagonists and antagonists. It's how clever you are in emptying the baggage and handling the contents inside that define their character. Thus, you wouldn't want to turn "baggage" into "garbage." However, you would want to create a mosaic from it.
If we think about it, we may have experienced parts of the mixed genres mentioned when our love lives developed. It is said, “All’s fair in love and war.” Thus, pulling some of those moments from our now dusty youthful dreams, we are able bring these emotions to our readers because of our experience. Pluck from life’s lessons and your reader will become absorbed in the realism of it. We will reach them because ( and this might be a shocking piece of news,) we're not all that different when it comes to experiencing love -- our lives have more in common than we wish to believe. But that's why the readers can relate. That's a good thing, folks. Add the drama, the adventure and perhaps a bit of danger to the less exciting love story, and you have the unique blend you need to create the fantasy of a romance we will all crave. Start with your own relationship recipe add your imagination, and voila!
EXAMPLE:
I know of several couples who have met online. Some used an online dating site and others, would you believe, met here on WDC. They tell their stories of success or failure, but entrance us with the mystery of it simply through the sheer guts it must take to pluck a onetime stranger from the internet and make that person a special part of life.
I know this is where I met the love of my life, my soul mate, aka Web-Lock. The drama, mystery, humor and thrills were all evident as the story unfolded and we made our way to each other. We are still together after six years.
The mystery part was getting to know the person on the other side of the email being sent. What are their likes, dislikes, character strengths and flaws. Although, when first falling in love it’s hard to trust the joyous feelings because love can be blind. However, if it is true love, it is sturdy. There is a strong foundation and deep appreciation of the other. Each partner complements the other.
Meeting for the first time in person is a scary moment, the mystery now turning into the excitement of knowing the physical being rather than just words on a screen. Were there second thoughts? Of course! Your about to let someone into your home for the first time and wonder if the affection through the words shared will be as intense in person.
Humor? Oh, yes, at least in my story, because my mother had known about my corresponding to a man online. She knew I was serious about this guy and she was happy for me, until ...
WL and I finally set-up a day to meet at my home, six-hours away from where he was residing. I was so nervous, all the anticipation had been building up for days, but deep inside, I knew he was the man for me. We had changed our plans about meeting a week later at a resort spot. My mother knew about that planned meeting and felt a little more at ease since it was a public place.
Schedules changed and a window of opportunity opened for the earlier meeting at my place. However, I didn’t tell my mother about it. I didn’t want her to worry needlessly. 
When WL arrived, we were both still as charmed and in love as we were after writing for months. We knew it was real and we were finally getting to meet our best friend and soul-mate in person. It was a magical moment.
While we sat and talked about everything under the sun, my mother called. I spilled the beans and told her WL was at my house. She had a nervous sound in her voice and tried to whisper, “Are you okay, should I call the cops, did he pop in uninvited?” on and on. I told her we planned to meet due to the schedule conflict. We hung up the phone, and I figured she was okay with the idea.
It was the events that took place after the call that began the comedy of errors.
“Web-Son, it’s your mother speaking. WW is in big trouble!”
“What sort of trouble, Web~Mom?”
“It’s the man from the internets, (yes she put the “s” at the end,) he just dropped-over at her house, unplanned, uninvited, just walked-in on your sister. What if he’s one of those crazy people you hear about on the news who hide in the computer system and meet people they want to kill? You live close-by, drive over there and protect your sister! ”
“Web~Mom, I can’t go to her house, I’m driving in New York at the moment. I’m hundreds of miles away from her. Besides, Web~Witch is well armed, she can take care of herself.”
Unconvinced, my mother called relatives within a three-hour radius. Thankfully, they sensed she was probably worrying unnecessarily, as they all know, WW could hop on her broom and whoosh him away if anything was amiss.
So folks, the first meeting with WL was everything I could imagine plus humor -- which is a big part of my life. It was like we’d known each other for years. My mother did manage to calm down when she found out I survived the event without trauma, and became very close to WL over the years. She called herself, his other mother.
So, when you are writing romance, pull ideas from fond moments of your own life. It will make the writing real and you may even relive the good times, and it could ignite a new flame in your romantic life if it is getting a bit stale.
That’s all the advice she wrote for this edition of the Romance/Love Newsletter.
Perhaps we’ll meet again, the next time I have a chance to be your guest editor. Until then, enjoy your passion for life and love and then portray it in your writing!
~WebWitch
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