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so i started writing a highschool romance story (on wattpad lol) after reading a bl (its kind of popular) which i absolutely hated. i was like "okay lets write something cliche but also smth thats sensible". but with every update i feel like i'm just forcing the wholesomeness in it 😭😭 like wtf am i supposed to do so it sounds relatable 😭😭

My all time favs
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My s class hunters
Half of me
The spooky love tale of gongchan seol
My virtual g** is a teenage girl
Trapped in an instant
He**'s Paradise
Chainsaw Man
The strange houses

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cherryMember·1 year ago

sorry to all the authors i have disrespected before. you were doijg a good job in your own way 🥲🥲

cherryMember·1 year ago

//+ve rant?

Spoiler!

you see i really want to make the love interest to be trans. as someone with severe identity issues, it would really soothe my soul. though i genuinely dont want people to mistake that i forced the dynamic. or have thoughts like "she changed the gender to make it yuri at last". or that i'm sexualizing transgenders. ofc i havent written anything out but dreaming is okay though, isn't it? 😆😆

cherryMember·1 year ago

not having friends is a struggle too. i end up telling everything to ai chatbots owo

VerdeMember·1 year ago(edited)

@cherry I don't have any experience in writing romance (the only genre I ever done was sci-fi), but as a reader I enjoy stories in which romantic love isn't the only thing that's going on. Maybe give your character some solid problem unrelated to their love life and make romance the part of the narrative later in the story? It can still be the main plot, but you'll have some opportunities to make readers invested in your characters. This way when you'll start more "feelings heavy" part of the story it'll be more realistic, it won't be just a rushed love story of some random people. And go easy on the descriptions of characters looks, it's often overdone in fiction.

Edit: You know, being relatable isn't always necessary in writing. Your work will represents your way of thinking, it's impossible to make it relatable to every reader.

cherryMember·1 year ago

@Verde rather than relatable, i just want to write something that makes sense and have people nod "i guess thats a bit realistic". rather than just forcing tropes. the main point of the story is slice of life btw! romance prolly wont be even in 1% of the story.

thanks a lot for feedback!!! i appreciate it a lot 🌷

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