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I've a client who's wanting to dip their toes in romance (just one, but trying to leave it anonymous
, though they may hop in later). I'm trying to explain the Romance genre to them, but sadly there's a lot of (erroneous) info that's confusing the issue. Of course, I think most of us (who read / write / edit) romance would agree that the two requirements for Romance are
1) The relationship plays a central part of the story
2) There's a happy ending (or happily for now)
But - they're finding stuff that classifies Twilight as romance. In my opinion, it's not. It's urban fantasy or modern paranormal, pick your poison, but it's not a Romance. Certainly the RWA wouldn't classify it as Romance, I don't think
Misinformation is making it really hard for me to educate on the genre. And yes, they're reading romances and I'm doing what I can to bring them up to speed, but I thought perhaps y'all could help
I'd suggest Romance Divas but they're currently closed to new members. Thanks in advance!
ETA: Really good discussion going. Edited the subject to more accurately reflect the title (maybe)
1) The relationship plays a central part of the story
2) There's a happy ending (or happily for now)
But - they're finding stuff that classifies Twilight as romance. In my opinion, it's not. It's urban fantasy or modern paranormal, pick your poison, but it's not a Romance. Certainly the RWA wouldn't classify it as Romance, I don't think
Misinformation is making it really hard for me to educate on the genre. And yes, they're reading romances and I'm doing what I can to bring them up to speed, but I thought perhaps y'all could help
ETA: Really good discussion going. Edited the subject to more accurately reflect the title (maybe)