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By: Absolute Write February Blog Chain « spynotes

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By: AW Blog Chain – Writing About Love « Life in Scribbletown

AW Blog Chain – Writing About Love « Life in Scribbletown — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:49:05 +0000

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By: Stacey Espino

Stacey Espino — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:35:05 +0000

I LOVE YA romance! Love is love…from YA to erotica, if there are well developed characters and a touching story, I’m all for it.

By: Ann Vevera

Ann Vevera — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:40:10 +0000

Parental love, romantic love, friendship love, pet love…., I am lucky to have all those things.
But I’m not sure if I love my cell or my computer, but they are pretty darn hard to live without.

By: BigWords88

BigWords88 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:31:51 +0000

Romance and other genres aren’t mutually exclusive, which is something to keep in mind when you ladies feel the need to chide us males over our viewing habits. I’m willing to label Clarice Starling’s relationship with Hannibal Lektor as somewhat romantic (or at least fueled by a level of mutual intellectual respect which borders on the erotic), and there is a healthy amount of romance in most horror films – okay, maybe not Cherry Falls, but in the better installments of the Elm St. series there are definite glimpses of how deeply the characters feel for each other. When stories are geared towards one element to the exclusion of others (whether it is the romance heavy “chick lit” books or those titles which describe firearms in pornographic detail) the center falls away to reveal the shallow pool from which the work is derived. I have equal disinterest in ultra-feminine and ultra-macho books, because neither fully represents the whole of human existence.

While you can look at other forms of love (parental bonds are a good step towards the non-exclusive “romance” fascination a lot of people have), you might want to think about the myriad ways in which ‘love’ (small “L”) can present itself. Pets get a lot of care and attention, and they go some way to rounding out character. And in military novels and film there is a certain (though unspoken) love between members of units (call it camaraderie if you must, but the emotional connection is as strong as any other), and even technology has the potential to make us believe we ‘love’ the item (get your mind out of the gutter – I was talking about the way in which everyone goes all gooey over the 360 or the iPhone).

By: Harriet M. Welsch

Harriet M. Welsch — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:11:22 +0000

I love the idea of writing about love as a way of reexperiencing it. I’m primarily a non-fiction writer, so this idea is new to me!

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:38:32 +0000

‘It is challenging to try and make it authentic without being over the top.’ This bit is true for me too. A sort of measuring the sweetness value in the romance. Great post.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours.

By: Sandy Shin

Sandy Shin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:41:47 +0000

I also love to write romance purely because budding love and happy ending make me insanely happy. :>

And I think it’s lovely that you’re with somebody you’ve known since you were 13.

By: Claire Gillian

Claire Gillian — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:34:36 +0000

Another chick flick junkie here too. I’m a very late bloomer so the whole teen-aged romance thing eluded me. But as I approach 50, I appreciate the mature perspective I have on this marvelous thing called love. I don’t think I could have written about it gracefully even ten years ago so kudos to you young-un’s who can and especially to those who can capture teen-aged love without making it seem vapid.

Lovely post.

By: Aimee Laine

Aimee Laine — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:12:50 +0000

I too have the teenage love thing down pat — my hubby and I met when I was 14, he 17 and we’ve been together since. You are so right about teens “knowing” every bit of their emotions. :) And you’re right that you can’t know the love of a child until you have them. So true, so true!! Yeah for love!!