doravg
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I mean, in real life, there are twists and turns and no such thing as "fated lovers". I try to write my romance with said twists and turns. When I was writing The Apple Grotto Nymph, I had that arc where there was a political marriage that broke the main couple for, like, a whole volume. No one liked that, and many dropped and down rated the book. (at least on RR, I got, like, a single 4 on SH, and that might be because my earlier styling was not the best. But I fixed that.)
Now, with Shelter Rescue, I have been exploring the "man gets back together with his ex because she got pregnant by him months ago" troupe. And I got a comment this morning saying that the reader did not like that. "I sure as hell would not be happy with this kind of relationship, but thats just my opinion. " Those were his final words. I have no idea if he dropped, but, I have to say this:
Good guys, like my MC, Frank, would totally get back with their exes, or try to get custody of the child, in real life. In Medieval times, no one gave two shits if two people loved each other, and, The Apple Grotto Nymph is set in Medieval Mcfantasy land. There is a war, the only peaceful option is marriage, you get married. Period. Unless you want people to die for your love. In which case, you are a villain. And Theanore is not a villain.
Rant over.
So, why do readers expect to find fated love in a book, when there is no such thing, or it is rare, in real life?
Now, with Shelter Rescue, I have been exploring the "man gets back together with his ex because she got pregnant by him months ago" troupe. And I got a comment this morning saying that the reader did not like that. "I sure as hell would not be happy with this kind of relationship, but thats just my opinion. " Those were his final words. I have no idea if he dropped, but, I have to say this:
Good guys, like my MC, Frank, would totally get back with their exes, or try to get custody of the child, in real life. In Medieval times, no one gave two shits if two people loved each other, and, The Apple Grotto Nymph is set in Medieval Mcfantasy land. There is a war, the only peaceful option is marriage, you get married. Period. Unless you want people to die for your love. In which case, you are a villain. And Theanore is not a villain.
Rant over.
So, why do readers expect to find fated love in a book, when there is no such thing, or it is rare, in real life?