(May 25, 2012) Friday Writing Essentials: Let's Focus On Romance

Herow! :-)

A quick update: morning sickness is still around - not much fun there. I can't wait to be over this part of the pregnancy! I'm three months along now, so hopefully it'll be soon. :-) The anti-nausea pills have been a blessing, but even with them, I'm still nauseated every now and then. Also, my hypoglycemia has been off the charts lately. That, combined with nausea, has made for an interesting spring. :-)

Anyway, on to the challenge! As I said last time, for the next few weeks we'll be focusing on specific fiction genres. The order in which these genres will be covered is:

• Romance (today)
• Historical Fiction (June 1)
• Contemporary (June 8)
• Children's Fiction (Young Adult and Middle Grade - any sub genre) (June 15)
• Mystery (June 22)
• Horror (June 29)
• Science Fiction and Fantasy (July 6)

If I've missed a genre, see my previous post here regarding how to submit ideas for more genres.

Today's Prompt:

We're focusing on the romance genre - historical, suspense, paranormal, all of it.

Ways in which you may respond to this prompt:

• Post something in the romance genre you've written
  
  • It can be any section. Doesn't necessarily have to be an example of romance
  • It can be something you're working on and for which you're needing feedback (Specify if you want critiques. I recommend the first few paragraphs of your book - those are the ones that usually need the most strengthening)
    
  • It can be something you've already finished/published/don't want to work on more
    
  • Don't make it too long (if posts are too long, people are discouraged from reading them)
    

More ways to respond:

• Respond to all of the questions below, giving short answers
• Respond to one of the questions below, giving long answers

Questions you could answer as a possible prompt response:

• What are the main characteristics of a romance?
• Is it true that the guy and girl have to get together?
• What is your favorite romance?
• What makes a good romance?
  
• Have you read any good romances lately? (And tell us what they are.)
• Who is your favorite romance author?
• When did you decide to write romance?
• What was the first romance you remember reading?
• What is the most difficult part of writing romance for you?
  
• Have you read a romance book, then watched it convert successfully to the big screen?

What other questions do you want answered or do you think I should ask? Put them in the comments below!

Remember:

You have until Thursday, May 31, 2012 at midnight to write and post, and it can be in any format.

I will read, comment on, and feature your responses a week from today.

* Have your title say FWE or Friday Writing Essential, and have the initials "LFOR" (Let's Focus On Romance) in it.

* Make sure to post to the Writing Essential Group.

* Put FWE or Friday Writing Essentials and the initials "LFOR" in your tags. (I won't find your post without these tags.)

Have a wonderful week!