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    Posted: 29 Jan 2018 at 3:31pm
Hi! How's everyone doing?
So, my assigned genre is rom com. I am definitely not a rom com person, but of course willing to give anything a try. But I'm not too sure if my current idea is rom-com enough. It definitely has the comedy aspect and is based on a date with a horror twist, but it's not necessarily the typical structure of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy reconnects with girl, etc, etc. Like I guess the romance isn't necessarily the primary aspect of the short story, but it definitely is a major plot point. Anyone have any thoughts on this and whether it would still qualify?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MattrickBT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Jan 2018 at 3:46pm
With such a short format, chances are you wouldn't go through all the Rom-Com beats anyways. Maybe just pick one and focus on that. Hard to really say specifically without knowing what the story is.
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Hi, fellow Rom-Com writer. I feel your pain. :) I neither write nor read rom or com, but I'm trying my best! 
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EEk, I'm also doing rom com. That's a gamble. They say that your story must be mostly Rom Com but you can bring in Horror elements as long as the Horror doesn't over shadow the Rom Com. At least that is my understanding!

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Originally posted by Sarah.ford12 Sarah.ford12 wrote:

EEk, I'm also doing rom com. That's a gamble. They say that your story must be mostly Rom Com but you can bring in Horror elements as long as the Horror doesn't over shadow the Rom Com. At least that is my understanding!

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Wait...what about a RomCom IS NOT horror?  Now I'm so confused.
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Fellow Rom-Commers! I too am stuck in the hell that is our genre. I've been staring at blank Word docs for days now. Normally I'd at least have some ideas, even if they don't play out as I try and plug away, but I'm drawing a complete blank here. Urgh.
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Originally posted by Tynnyt Tynnyt wrote:

Fellow Rom-Commers! I too am stuck in the hell that is our genre. I've been staring at blank Word docs for days now. Normally I'd at least have some ideas, even if they don't play out as I try and plug away, but I'm drawing a complete blank here. Urgh.


Quitting isn't an option, so maybe if you unblanked those Word docs?

Start writing some kind of witty repartee between two people.  Don't even need quotes or names, just imagine yourself chatting with an intriguing young lass who understands the meaning, and intent, of everything you say and gives back as good, or better, than she got.  Start with the conversation, which is what RomCom is at its core, and build the story from there?

Don't worry about liking it, just keep typing.  Like can come later.

The WORST possible thing is a blank Word doc.  You can work with dark spots, if it's blank there's nothing to grab onto.
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Will I be forgiven for being excited about rom com? Will I immediately be booed out of the forum? :)
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Originally posted by Qatra Qatra wrote:

Will I be forgiven for being excited about rom com? Will I immediately be booed out of the forum? :)


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Yep, Rom Com here, too. And I'm soooo not excited about this! Part of me wonders whose idea joining this competition was in the first place. Then I remember it was mine, and since I'm stubborn as hell, I'm just gonna get through it and hopefully make it to the next round, where I'm sure I'll appreciate the assignment a bit more.

And if I don't make it through to the next round? Hell, at least I tried something that challenged me!
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