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BrNorton007
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Posted: 22 Sep 2021 at 1:41am |
I don't think you need to worry. And you will have a good story.
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MikeWG
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It seems to me that any story should end well. Even drama. After all, every person is faced with depression, stress disorder in life. And after I accidentally went to the site, I realized that it is very important to stop it in time. You don't make drama a comedy if you write a good ending. But this story will help many to be inspired and believe in good things.
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Suave
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Yes to both. I have heard about and seen the DQ's. Never used to, but there have been quite few the past year or so. Usually they put a note at the bottom of the feedback telling them they were "DQ"
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RichmondRoad
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I think you have nothing to worry about.
But it brings up an interesting point. Has anyone ever been disqualified for not following genre? Has anyone been disqualified for anything at all? I think that just about every story that involves a relationship between two people is a romance of sorts. I hope so, anyway ... my story for round one comes across as a really bad thriller/tragic comedy. But I was assigned Romance.
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deedodd81
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Literally just read said romance...like, JUST. And it was divine. /threadjack
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Sara.E.Tall
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I think I'd say that some romances are also dramas and some dramas are also romances, but as long as your story is at least a drama you should be fine.
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WoodyGS
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drama is about deep emotional conflict and realistic characters; relationships--romantic or familial or otherwise--are a major topic for successful, compelling dramas, wouldn't you say?
also, for what it's worth, there have been plenty of genre-blended stories that have done well in this competition. i've advanced with fantasy/drama (when assigned fantasy) and drama/romance (when assigned drama), and i'm sure others can chime in with their own success stories. i'm sure you'll do great. :) best of luck!
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Suave
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Drama is simply the putting to sleep in steps.
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Random
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You're obsessing and getting yourself worked up for no useful reason. Nothing wrong with romance in a drama. Sometimes the most dramatic events end well, much to Nod's annoyance. Sometimes the worst day ever leads to the best day imaginable. There are no hard and fast rules for this. One of the biggest mistakes I made was using the genre definitions to contort the story to fit a perception of the guidelines. The most important thing you can do is FORGET ABOUT THE JUDGES! Pretend there aren't any and write a brilliant piece. We can all tell horror stories about judges. Anyone who gets "Horror . A writer . a writing contest" will just describe the situation they're in. If you had said "Horror" and "Romance" I would have replied with "Synonyms"...
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jennifer.quail
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Drama is really NYCM's version of 'literary fiction.' I don't think there's any reason it has to end on a non-hopeful, downer, note even if 90% of the entries tend to go for straight-up depressing, with a parade of mental illness, death, suicide, and horribly miserable people.
Romance meanwhile can be subtle and doesn't require a HEA ending with hearts and flowers (I did very well with a Romance that was mostly quiet drama moments and none were real downers.) But the POINT of a romance is the relationship. If your story has the ex not the focal point, and we'd be satisfied either not knowing if she decided pluck up and try to rekindle things, or if she doesn't, and we don't really feel a need to root for 'them' as a couple, I would say that's not romance. Romance is about the romance, drama is about the conflict, even if it's a conflict between the MC and themselves. |
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