I'd never written category romances before, though I've read Jane Austens and tons of fanfic. I've been wanting to write a romance for a long time despite the fact it's not a genre I enjoy. I mean, I like reading about romances, but not stories about nothing but romances; also I enjoy good characterisation, not wish-fulfillment characterisation...
*sigh* I'm currently trying to think of characters and setting that fit the rules of romance writing but that entertain and excite me, which kind of means I'm thinking up adventure plots, but that's not against the rules, I'm glad to find. I really feel constricted by the genre in regards to what the main characters are allowed to be like. I kinda want to write lady Indiana Jones/nerdy bookkeeper guy with secret kickass spy tricks but er, that IS against the rules as far as I can tell. Lady Indy/open-shirt long-haired superspy of cool wouldn't be, but I find said idea of superspy completely off-putting. Damn.
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Date: 2009-08-16 08:46 pm (UTC)*sigh* I'm currently trying to think of characters and setting that fit the rules of romance writing but that entertain and excite me, which kind of means I'm thinking up adventure plots, but that's not against the rules, I'm glad to find. I really feel constricted by the genre in regards to what the main characters are allowed to be like. I kinda want to write lady Indiana Jones/nerdy bookkeeper guy with secret kickass spy tricks but er, that IS against the rules as far as I can tell. Lady Indy/open-shirt long-haired superspy of cool wouldn't be, but I find said idea of superspy completely off-putting. Damn.