
(Note: this original post of mine ran on Romance University last year. You can find it via this link.)
Boy meets girl. Sparks fly. They fall instantly in love. Voila! Happily ever after.
Oh, really?
Well, maybe in fairy tales and with couples who are self-delusional or sickeningly codependent. But in real life? Among “normal” people?
Not happening.
Sure, maybe we all wish romantic love worked that way. But wishes don’t reflect real life. And a writer’s job—unless writing a particular type of fantasy story or showcasing highly dysfunctional characters—is to create stories that are slices of life. Continue Reading…