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The conflicts of romance . . .

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I know over the years I've exhausted the formula of creating romance novels and I've probably overdosed on the topic of "conflict" in writing fiction. But, seriously, the professionals emphasize and re-emphasize the importance and necessity of conflict, and romance novels are filled with it. How much is too much?

I mean, why can't people communicate with each other? That single issue seems to be the root of conflict in most romantic fiction – and it drives me nuts. So, again, how much is too much? 

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Father, it's the age old problem of being truthful without being inconsiderate. Help us to be honest in our communications with each other. And help us to be authentic people who write authentically. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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  1. Brenda S. Anderson Avatar
    Brenda S. Anderson

    When the major conflict would be solved with a 5 minute conversation, that’s not conflict. Unless the author does a very good job of grounding a reason why that conversation should or should not, can or cannot take place.

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  2. Nicole Petrino-Salter Avatar
    Nicole Petrino-Salter

    That’s an excellent answer, Bren, but it seems to me that in most stories that’s the case. That 5-minute conversation never takes place and in its place are assumptions, tears, hysteria, worry, fretting, separations, ignoring, and a bunch of emotional responses to create the conflict that shouldn’t exist in the first place! As you can see, I have a problem with pseudo-conflicts. 😉

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