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⌈ Secret Post #4995 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Yes. Agreed.

Sometimes, in books that aren't supposed to be romances, I find it's because the author don't take the words to really flesh out the characters. Usually for one of 2 reasons. 1) they haven't written the characters enough to feel comfy writing slice of life. Or 2) they've brought these characters in from someplace else (like fanfic) and assume that the reader is psychic and know instantly they're supposed to be IN LOVE.

No. Please. Write them doing normal things. Build trust. Do not have your character spilling about their HORRIBLE past on the first date. Show me. Do not tell me. Do not say "oh they're attracted it's love..." I will dock points.

Now, in traditional publishing I understand it. Debut books being allowed 80K words. (Established writers have different rules.) They might not have the words and those scenes might have been cut because "it's not moving the plot forward." (Which is dumb. but fine, trad commercial fiction annoys me anymore.) In Indie books, where you SET the rules and don't have to worry about it because it's Print on Demand. Uh. I don't get it at all. Nope.

Of course, my one indie book series is majorly slow burn romance where the guy is in extreme denial and the girl is going "nope, can't. In power position. Must wait. He'll probably not like me by then. Whine. But I will be strong and not take advantage of my subordinate/pupil." (He is older than her, it's a biker club situation. She's a full member, he's trying to join.) (Sigh. The Lone Prospect. Amazon. Just in case anyone cares.)

I also wish they'd stop throwing romance into my action movies unless it's like Mr. and Mrs. Smith and a romance movie DISGUISED as an action movie. Thanks. Honestly, Mr. and Mrs. Smith is the Ocean's 11 reboot of how to do romances and friendships. See also The Mummy. For established: the Addam's Family.