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Writing romance is very, very hard.
Which is why it baffles me so that I keep signing up to do it. Seriously, I don't know how to describe a kiss beyond noting that it happened. I don't know how to talk about the butterflies in the stomach without feeling like I've just chucked it in there with no context, or like it's just a sequence of events with no feeling. I don't know how to write a touch and make it sound sensual or romantic or anything. I just...don't know.Everything feels either superfluous and purple or stark and insufficient.
There really should be an advice/tips comm for this like there is for writing sex, because I'm starting to see that for all the touted horribleness of inexperienced writers writing sex writing romance is, in fact, harder.
Anyone else ever have this problem? Any advice? Anyone have a secret stash of beach novels I can raid for inspiration?
Okay. Almost done. Gonna do this now. *makes determined face*
Which is why it baffles me so that I keep signing up to do it. Seriously, I don't know how to describe a kiss beyond noting that it happened. I don't know how to talk about the butterflies in the stomach without feeling like I've just chucked it in there with no context, or like it's just a sequence of events with no feeling. I don't know how to write a touch and make it sound sensual or romantic or anything. I just...don't know.Everything feels either superfluous and purple or stark and insufficient.
There really should be an advice/tips comm for this like there is for writing sex, because I'm starting to see that for all the touted horribleness of inexperienced writers writing sex writing romance is, in fact, harder.
Anyone else ever have this problem? Any advice? Anyone have a secret stash of beach novels I can raid for inspiration?
Okay. Almost done. Gonna do this now. *makes determined face*
frustrated
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