@ThePlumbob
I love how you do that! It's a good mix that's appealing both to those who enjoy romantic stories, but also to those that aren't so keen on them - everyone can find something to enjoy in your story (for the record I enjoy all of it :D ). Adds a lot more substance to your story too! I know I personally am guilty of focusing on relationships way too much, not necessarily romantic ones per say, just relationships in general - I just find it fascinating to see how different personalities interact, but I know plot-based stories are a lot more exciting though!
I'm glad you enjoy it. :) I'm just happy when people read my story because most of the time I feel like I'm bumbling around and throwing a bunch of random stuff into my story. I do the same thing. I like writing relationships in general and I love character dynamics and pairing characters up with different personalities and seeing how they all work together. And all the different personalities in your story is what makes it exciting. :)
@mercuryfoam
:smirk: I feel called out.
Totally not my intention to call you out. :)
One great thing about simlit is that it isn't designated to one genre and doesn't have to follow a specific set of rules. I think that novels, especially romance and mystery genres, follow pretty strict rules because they're trying to target a specific audience (because they are trying to sell a product) and that's what their audience expects and wants. But in simlit, you can make up your own rules and story. It is much more about the writing characters and their development. Like @ThePlumbob said, real life is messy and doesn't follow set rules. If a couple doesn't have a happy ending or they do, as long as it makes sense to me as a reader, that's what matters the most. Now I read back on my response I was approaching this from a traditional romance POV, but you don't have to follow that and there is a lot of freedom to do what you want with your writing. I like reading all kinds of romances whether it is a bad romance, a happy ending, or a happy for now ending, I like seeing a variety of scenarios play out. And this is just my take on it, so feel free to agree or disagree. :)
Edit: Oh, man, fixing some of my typos, lol.