I’m in a curious mood, so here are some romance-writing-related
questions that have niggled at my brain for a long time. Maybe you’ve been curious about these things as well.
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Why do so many people call
Gone with the Wind their favorite romance novel/movie? There’s
no happily-ever-after and the so-called heroine is not anyone you’d want for a
friend. In fact, she’s pretty despicable. Curious, isn't it?
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Now, the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze and Demi
Moore is in a different class. The story is a romance even though
the hero is dead and eventually has to ‘move on.’ The hero’s love is so strong,
so profound that he protects the heroine from the Other Side. You fall for the
hero, and the heroine is someone you like and root for. Curious? Click on the link and watch the trailer.
In this day and age, why
do authors write romances where people cross professional ethical boundaries to
have a relationship?
Let me elaborate.
Real life: My
daughter started a new job. The attractive store manager she worked under and
my daughter both had five-year-old daughters. They took the girls on a play
date and discovered that not only did the girls hit it off, so did they. My
daughter resigned so they could date without violating the store’s sexual
harassment policy and endangering his career. Now they’ve been together for
fifteen years. (In case you're curious, he didn't get fired.)
An otherwise-beautifully-written
romance I recently read: An emotionally-wounded psychologist falls in love
with his patient but continues to treat her anyway. They ‘save’
each other and earn a happily-ever-after. As a reader, I can’t get past the
violation of professional ethics.
I'm curious. Is this just me? Or do others have a problem with authors taking liberties with professional ethics?
I'm curious. Is this just me? Or do others have a problem with authors taking liberties with professional ethics?
And last, but not least, I'm curious as to why Nicholas Sparks insists he’s not a romance writer, when he clearly
is a romance writer. Inquiring minds want to know.
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What do you think?
What romance-related questions are you curious about?
© 2012 Sarah Raplee
© 2012 Sarah Raplee
