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OCTOBER QUESTION - What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre?
MY ANSWER - My favorite genre (at the moment) is YA romance. Romances usually include the full cycle of a romance, beginning with their first meeting (although sometimes characters will already know each other and rather than having an adorable or awkward meeting there will be a trigger event that begins the change in feelings from platonic to romantic). Then, the relationship will be tested or stressed by some series of events. These events can range from simple misunderstandings that are blown out of proportion to serious matters of life and death. Eventually, the conflict is resolved, and the characters are able to fully acknowledge their love, usually resulting in a happily ever after. Some focus on historical scenarios, and others on more contemporary life. They can range from sarcastic, dry-witted, and/or out-right weird, to traditional and sweet. Some even have a heavy dose of trauma or life-threatening situations as part of the plot.
How about you? What are some characteristics of your favorite genre?
4 comments:
It's so funny how so many writers picked romance as the genre they don't like to write and this month others are picking it as their favorite genre. I really like romances as a subplot of another genre. YA romances are fun because they are often first true loves.
Natalie's right - romance was a frequent pick last month, topped only by horror.
You certainly know how to write romance!
I like romance when it has those extra elements. Amy Harmon has a couple great books out there that are historical/mystery or suspense with romance. I listened to the audio and loved them!
Ah...a first love. For me, as a teenager it was more like first lust. I married my first lust, and had two children with him...but he was't my first love. True love came many, many years later.
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