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Kasi Karra
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:36 pm


So I'm trying to write a romantic part in my story and the harder I try the worse it gets and the more unrealistic and forced it seems.

Any ideas of good romance books I can use as reference to get more of a feel for my character's situations?
(I am looking more for the innocent flirting and cute heart felt kiss. I am not looking for the erotic in bed scenes.)
PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:43 pm


There was this one book but for the life of me I can't remember the name, I'll let you know when I do. Sorry.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:37 am


"The Iron Ring" by Lloyd Alexander is a short children's book that, if I recall correctly, has both flirting and more intimate (but not dirty or explicit) romance. If you are looking for the emotion, I would recommend anime, though - that genre seems to have more of what you are looking for, but in pictorial rather than written form.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:39 pm


no problem clarinetist

Hm, I'll have to go hunt that book down.
I have thought about drawing out the story in anime form rather then writing it, but I know that that would take centuries to accomplish smile

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