Years
ago I contracted with NBC for a screenplay and got the bug. Many years later I decided, as a
male romance writer, to differentiate myself by writing stories that were hopefully unique and of
interest to me. There’s a price. I have sent full
manuscripts on request to publishers and agents and they typically say, love your
voice, but the story won’t suit our readers.
A More Perfect Union has some politics
in it. A NO NO.
Double Happiness has two heroes and two
heroines. Nope.
Autumn Breeze (a romance) leads off in
the mind of a thirteen-year-old girl with the opening scene in New York City on 9/11. Sorry, maybe the thirteen-year-old POV, but no real disasters please.
In
Seven I write about a gal who has one
boyfriend for every day of the week. Perhaps I have six too many boyfriends,
even if I do kill them off. We’ll see on this one if I land an agent or
publisher.
I
won’t write any other way. I’m a guy, maybe stubborn. I'll read well written stories with tropes
but enjoy the less traveled path more. Perhaps this preference is similar to
literary versus genre argument.
"Am I Wrong", music and music video by Nico & Vinz, 2013 needs no explanation
EXTRA CREDIT: There’s
a great article in this month’s RWR (Romance Writers Report) called When She is a He by Janet Tronstad.
Janet wrote about the struggles and history (or in the beginning the lack) of
writing in the male point of view. I highly recommend it. I know no more about
the subject than you do! We’re all human beings and students of the human
heart. Hey, throw in a dog here and there. Regarding male POV, sometimes I write
about anomalies and sometimes it’s straight.
