tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post8960238155394188395..comments2023-11-21T03:24:50.235-05:00Comments on Here be Magic: Is this really romance?Jody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-42830464800803252022015-05-09T12:15:36.294-04:002015-05-09T12:15:36.294-04:00The problem with a "broader definition of rom...The problem with a "broader definition of romance" is there are plenty of other places in the bookstore for your book to go. As a romance reader, if I pick up a romance, I expect HFN/HEA. If I'm expecting that and dont get it, you, as an an author, are dead to me. You broke your contract me with and I don't read you again. <br />If I find you other places in the bookstore, contract not broken, I continue to read (and buy) your books. <br />I don't want to get to the end of a mystery and have no idea who did it either, so it's not just romance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-19652674032473112062015-05-07T19:18:48.571-04:002015-05-07T19:18:48.571-04:00I think so, and maybe more of an effort to alert r...I think so, and maybe more of an effort to alert readers? I don't think any of the books I read would fit in another genre category. Maybe UF for the PNR, BUT it was very romantic so there'd have been resistance there, too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-76204831726701404932015-05-07T19:06:30.889-04:002015-05-07T19:06:30.889-04:00Oh, wow. That would be hard to score! Contest entr...Oh, wow. That would be hard to score! Contest entry wasn't something I'd really considered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-44734730170482390922015-05-07T17:23:28.807-04:002015-05-07T17:23:28.807-04:00I despise rules, and I'm pretty sure that show...I despise rules, and I'm pretty sure that shows in my writing. (#sorrynotsorry) but I really do believe that it's more important to be true to what the book needs rather than what the rules say. I'm on the fence with cliffhangers. As someone who typically writes long, I know there have been times when I've ended a story with a cliffier feel to it than I would have liked, but wrapping the story up in a more satisfying manner would have made the book waaaaay too long. Is it Romance? I'm going to shoot myself in the foot and say probably not, but maybe it's time for a broader definition of the genre? PG Fortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819909187492632526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-41826838661632623722015-05-07T15:06:14.061-04:002015-05-07T15:06:14.061-04:00I've noticed it as well. I just read 3 books f...I've noticed it as well. I just read 3 books for FF&Ps Prism and none of them ended as far as I was concerned. The main plot was completely unresolved and in at least one case the heroine was abandoned and alone at the end. All well written, but it was hard to score. I prefer complete stories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-15942574364614907992015-05-07T13:48:52.440-04:002015-05-07T13:48:52.440-04:00Hi Gem! I'll follow a favorite author across g...Hi Gem! I'll follow a favorite author across genres. I just like to know what to expect. The first time I read a romance that ended with a cliffhanger it really bugged me, but I think I'm starting to get used to it. With fantasy romance, I almost expect it. At what point does a genre rule stop being a genre rule?<br /><br />(I love your work too:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-70208197773422623342015-05-07T13:03:47.006-04:002015-05-07T13:03:47.006-04:00That's interesting. I picked up the Fever seri...That's interesting. I picked up the Fever series because I liked Moning's PNR and wanted to see how she'd do w/ UF. I knew going in that it was UF so the cliffhangers didn't bother me. But the Mac/Barrons arc was what made me love the series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-92158830639197187212015-05-07T13:01:33.268-04:002015-05-07T13:01:33.268-04:00Hi Eleri. As an author who frequently colors outsi...Hi Eleri. As an author who frequently colors outside the box, I'm sure I'm guilty of breaking a few genre rules. From personal (non author) experience, when I find an author I like, I buy all their work regardless of genre. For instance, I own all of your books because I love your voice and trust you to deliver a great plot regardless of the genre you're writing in.<br /><br />For myself, I write what I want to write and hope others will find my stories and enjoy my voice enough to return for another title. I'm sure this is a terrible marketing strategy, and don't recommend it to others. :) Romance is definitely at the heart of all my work. <br />Gem Sivadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233835029255570402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-34458876130272957602015-05-07T12:59:17.674-04:002015-05-07T12:59:17.674-04:00One of the fantasy romances ended HFN. The rest, n...One of the fantasy romances ended HFN. The rest, nope.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-23678180581212064712015-05-07T12:53:33.525-04:002015-05-07T12:53:33.525-04:00I had quite a negative reaction to book one of Kar...I had quite a negative reaction to book one of Karen Marie Moning's Fever series, because I was expecting a romance like her other books. It wasn't until I read book two that the lightbulb went on and I realized it was urban fantasy. After that, I enjoyed it a lot more. I like both types of books, but I have a certain set of expectations going into a romance that just weren't met.(HEA, male & female POV)<br /><br />I can see why the publishers did it--so that her romance fans would be able to find and follow her books--but it annoys me to see them "misfiled" in romance.<br /><br />Nicole Luikenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372595852638729630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-73087506877460109202015-05-07T12:40:13.276-04:002015-05-07T12:40:13.276-04:00Probably yes, if they are structured otherwise as ...Probably yes, if they are structured otherwise as romances and the romance arc is satisfying at the end of the planned series, though I don't know how I feel about that trend, either. Not even an HFN, huh?Jody W.http://www.jodywallace.comnoreply@blogger.com