tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post401923784560830462..comments2023-09-19T11:15:41.876-05:00Comments on Beyond the Veil ~ Paranormal Romance Authors: Wuv, Tru WuvJody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-26145506423015555082009-03-19T19:31:00.000-05:002009-03-19T19:31:00.000-05:00Cathy: I think that in romance theirs an expectati...Cathy: I think that in romance theirs an expectation of the female MC that doesn't allow her to be the one without a soul. I get blank stares when I bring up flipping the situation, as if many folks simply don't know how that could work. <BR/><BR/>I think it underestimates what men bring to a relationship to think <I>he</I> can't be the one to save <I>her</I> soul. <BR/><BR/>::fingers crossed:: that both our writings (and that of my fellow Btvers) help usher in more varied pairings and a broader definition of love. :)<BR/><BR/>~XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-25589158500608959582009-03-19T18:00:00.000-05:002009-03-19T18:00:00.000-05:00Funny how a female angsty and tortured MC often ma...Funny how a female angsty and tortured MC often makes it not a romance, even if there is a love interest of some sort, but urban fantasy, while the same traits in a male MC make it a paranormal romance. What, a woman can't be kick-ass AND have her soul saved AND fall in love?<BR/><BR/>I also agree that there needs to be a fuller spectrum of pairings in mainstream offerings. (And I'm personally keeping my fingers crossed for my own writing on this one ;)<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the traditional one-for-one-in-all-the-world helps simplify this very complex idea of true love. I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the thought-provoking post.Cathy in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667978358875270260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-77630719611533463052009-03-19T16:34:00.000-05:002009-03-19T16:34:00.000-05:00I didn't say there's anything wrong with true love...I didn't say there's anything wrong with true love, it's the limitation of that true love to a single individual throughout all space and time that bothers me. That even true love has a limit seems wrong. <BR/><BR/>~XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869464170817632469.post-50153354796206636622009-03-19T15:36:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:36:00.000-05:00Me...I like the "One True Love" storylines. It's t...Me...I like the "One True Love" storylines. It's the whole fantasy part of romance. If I wanted real and gritty I'd read and write mainstream fiction or literature. I like the escapism and the fact I know what I'm going to get in the end...an HEA. That's not saying I don't read other genres, but when I do, I'm not looking for the love angle at all. I'm reading that for a totally different reason, or to fill another need. <BR/><BR/>You may want your love not so true...but me...I need to know it will last past the final scene. <BR/><BR/>-KatKathleen Scott/MK Mancoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872072913152568070noreply@blogger.com