 Romance/Love: February 12, 2014 Issue [#6144] |
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This week: How Young is Too Young? Edited by: Annette  
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How Young is Too Young?
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Romance fiction does somewhat reflect what is considered appropriate in a society and time. Rumor has it that Juliet of Romeo and Juliet was only 13 years old and Scarlett O'Hara 16. Those two would be considered underage under current laws, in the USA at least, to be able to take part in romance that involves more than swooning over the hedge.
In your writing, your characters don't always have to be of "legal" age to have a sweet romantic story. When you write a romantic story that involves underage characters, be mindful to keep things appropriate or you will quickly get panned as pedophile. I find it okay to read of two high school kids who are all emotional and involved with the sweet and funny details of first love. I find it way out of line to read about them going all the way. Much worse is pairing up an underage character with an adult. If you desire showing an age difference that is large, I find it more palatable when both characters are of legal age. It takes out a lot of potential for crossing lines that are societal norms.
I know, there are some vampire stories with 100-year-olds hitting on high school girls. As long as the vampire is a teen vampire, it's all good. Right? In fantasy, where the undead and other mystical creatures come in, the rules of romance can be upset to a degree. Just stay on the side of legal to be sure.
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Comments for my last Romance/Love newsletter "Romance in Unlikely Places" .
Doug Rainbow  wrote: Love mixes well with danger, adventure, and history. It doesn't mix well with politics or business, unless they have danger or adventure too.
You are a little right. Cut and dry politics are not very romantic. I do think though that romance can be used to soften the gritty plot of a political or business story. Again, those wouldn't be romantic stories though. They would be stories with romance in them. Not the same. You are totally right.
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