Working with two entwined characters is great on my nerves. I haven't had both of them floundering at the same time, which is a huge help as far as avoiding being stuck with a pov character who is dithering or at a loss or overwhelmed. I'm also enjoying the quieter tension of 'will these two ever admit they're in love and get together?!' rather than having a plot that revolves around being extremely clever or extremely violent or both at the same time in order to get anywhere. But I don't know if I could handle writing romance full-time, just like I don't read romances full time. In fact, if reading was a job, I'd starve working the number of hours I read romances, whereas I have a full time + job with the fantasy/SF and writing-related NF I read. I also read more non-writing NF than romance.
Having said all that, there's something special and wonderful about the romance genre that keeps me coming back. Maybe it's the happy endings. Maybe its the skillful way a good writer can make me feel joy at the sight of young love, love that is entirely fictional but still compelling. My first love is a good action/adventure romp in fantastical realms, and that's where I plan to write my most words. Even those, though, have a romantic element in them.
Anyway, I'm down to four figure numbers to cross the Nano finish line. If I spend my time wisely, I might (though it's doubtful--it's a long ways away) get to the real "The End" before my (earlier than the end of November) deadline. After my deadline, all thoughts of writing will go out of my head and I'll be a happy, prancing Kami muffin ready for an awesome vacation with my DH. Yay!
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