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So this blog post was inspired by this funny Yaoi motivational poster I found on DeviantArt: Yaoi Motivational Poster by SpirosDyingWish00
The poster made me think about all the standard, somewhat cliche first encounters we see in Yaoi - yes, the tripping into someone, the getting drunk, the angry slap followed by kiss, the OMG, you kissed me now I'm going to rape you. Most of which involve the two heros in a compromising close proximity to each other and the "aha!" moment. Oh, how we love these scenes, wait in high anticipation of them and squee with joy when they finally happen, LOL.
I suppose these things happen in a good het romance as well. So we're following along on the same themes again as in het romances. I also suppose this begs the question -we're all really pretty much the same when it comes to love then, no matter the gender, right? And it's always the discovery that the one dude loves the other dude and low and behold, the other one loves him back. If he didn't, where would our love story be?
The build up to the love discovery is what's most important for our first encounter. If we've seen a fair amount of each character sighing over the other one, arguing, denying any attraction, then wow, that first kiss is a doozy That's called building the tension. It's always hard as a writer to know when to let loose of the tension and have that first encounter. You don't want to do it too soon before there's a proper build up or that first kiss will hardly be noticed. On the other hand, I've read books where I'm more than half way through the book and the characters still haven't had their first kiss. That makes me wonder if the story arc is only going to be about their first kiss and I get frustrated. And what I really hate? A story line that has the first encounter half way into the book and then, wham, some force takes them apart for a good portion of the book. When I read a romance, I want to read about a romance, dang it. I know each person has their own opinion on this depending on what gets them going. What do you like? What frustrates you in a Yaoi or M/M Romance story line?
The poster made me think about all the standard, somewhat cliche first encounters we see in Yaoi - yes, the tripping into someone, the getting drunk, the angry slap followed by kiss, the OMG, you kissed me now I'm going to rape you. Most of which involve the two heros in a compromising close proximity to each other and the "aha!" moment. Oh, how we love these scenes, wait in high anticipation of them and squee with joy when they finally happen, LOL.
I suppose these things happen in a good het romance as well. So we're following along on the same themes again as in het romances. I also suppose this begs the question -we're all really pretty much the same when it comes to love then, no matter the gender, right? And it's always the discovery that the one dude loves the other dude and low and behold, the other one loves him back. If he didn't, where would our love story be?
The build up to the love discovery is what's most important for our first encounter. If we've seen a fair amount of each character sighing over the other one, arguing, denying any attraction, then wow, that first kiss is a doozy That's called building the tension. It's always hard as a writer to know when to let loose of the tension and have that first encounter. You don't want to do it too soon before there's a proper build up or that first kiss will hardly be noticed. On the other hand, I've read books where I'm more than half way through the book and the characters still haven't had their first kiss. That makes me wonder if the story arc is only going to be about their first kiss and I get frustrated. And what I really hate? A story line that has the first encounter half way into the book and then, wham, some force takes them apart for a good portion of the book. When I read a romance, I want to read about a romance, dang it. I know each person has their own opinion on this depending on what gets them going. What do you like? What frustrates you in a Yaoi or M/M Romance story line?
FREE READ at Amazon until Tuesday
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick note to let you all know that I've released a Yaoi, M/M short story over at Amazon that is FREE until Tuesday. The name of the book is, Night Swimming. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JKKPHFE
Hope you all enjoy it:)
Three new M/M Romance Stories Planned
I’m on a roll! I’ve got some new stories planned and one is inspired by the dude I drew on the left there. That’s the main character for my next full-length novel, Finding Human and his name is Lucian. I’ve also added him to my art page. The next one, Night Swimming is a short story I plan on doing for a fun free read. And the last one, The Bonds of Family, will be my third and last book in my In Life and Blood trilogy. I just hope I can hold myself to these dates…
Title: Finding Human
Genre: Yaoi Infused M/M Romance – Fantasy
Length: 90,000 Words
Release Date: Late Fall, 2014
Blurb: Mankind has stre
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