 Romance/Love: June 11, 2008 Issue [#2444] |
  Romance/Love
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Welcome to the Romance/Love Newsletter. My name is darkin and I'll be your editor this week. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride
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And Baby Makes Three
Romance writers love tension, almost as much as romance readers. They'll do anything to make the lives of their hero and heroine more complicated. And what can be more complicated than adding a baby to the fray?
Having a baby is a wonderful, and frightening, event. It can create tension between couples totally committed to each other, even ones ready and willing to have a child. But for a couple unsure of their romantic future, adding a baby can push them into unchartered territory.
There are several ways you, as a writer, can add children to your romance story. Here are just a few of the more popular methods I've read recently. This list is in no way complete, but is here to give you inspiration for your writing.
Secret Baby
This one is great for the second time around romances. You know the kind, where the hero and heroine were together, then something major tore them apart for many years. The heroine is usually the one who keeps this secret from the hero, since she is the one who gave birth. But not always. There have been a few romance novel plots where the heroine was in a coma and didn't know she had given birth.
Inherited Baby
One of the main characters has a family member die, leaving them sole custody of their child, or children. This can be an especially difficult addition, since the child in question is bound to be having difficulty dealing not only with the loss of their parent, but the sudden change in home/lifestyle. If the child is still an infant, then the sudden need to non-stop care the hero and heroine weren't prepared for will add tons of tension to the tale.
Raising Siblings
This is very similar to inherited baby except it is the main character's parents who die, leaving him to raise a younger brother or sister. How much tension this adds would depend on how angry the brother or sister was at having to listen to their older sibling, and at their parents for dying.
Blended Families
When your hero and heroine both have children from a previous relationship you can add a lot of tension, and a lot of fun, to your romance story. The children can either be happy, or upset, with their parent's decision. Or it can be a combination of the two. It really doesn't matter, as long as they create problems for Mom and Dad. 
Now that I've given you some ideas, let me touch briefly on one of my pet peeves on the use of children in romance stories. I have always had trouble believing a heroine (or hero) who trusts someone they've just met with their children's health and safety. The romance plot where the woman lets her new man take the kids off somewhere so she can have some time alone is especially annoying to me.
Regardless of which one you choose to add, do remember that parents are more cautious about who is around their children than they used to be. Keep that in mind while writing your romance and it will read more realistic to your reader.
Thank you for taking the time to read. Happy Writing!
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Thank you for allowing me into your e-mail boxes for this week's issue. I had a wonderful time writing this issue and would love to hear what you think about it. Here is some feedback I received from my last newsletter.
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Submitted By: Lauriemariepea 
Submitted Comment:
hi, darkin--
plenty of good stimulation, here! you've got me thinking about writing romance--not one of my strengths, so this is a feat, indeed. 
thank you for the inspiration, and for another fun and informative newsletter.
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