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So I've been reading On Writing Romance, by Leigh Michaels (I highly recommend it). She mentions that one of the things that makes a romance novel work is an internal or external "force" that keeps the hero and heroine physically together for long enough to get past any initial wariness, and let the attraction and love develop. A few examples might be the couple marooned together in a cabin while a blizzard rages outside, or the hero hired to be bodyguard to a heroine who's being stalked.
My issue my current WIP doesn't have this "force" throwing the MCs together. Is it really necessary in a successful romance? Off the top of my mind, I can list a few novels I've read recently that made use of this force idea. I'm having a harder time remembering novels where it wasn't present. So, basically, am I SOL?
My issue my current WIP doesn't have this "force" throwing the MCs together. Is it really necessary in a successful romance? Off the top of my mind, I can list a few novels I've read recently that made use of this force idea. I'm having a harder time remembering novels where it wasn't present. So, basically, am I SOL?