Some Questions for all Budding Romance Writers...

[AubreyRose]

This is a survey shamelessly stolen from http://andydrish.com/ to help me out with a thing.

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If you're interested in writing romance, or if you already are and just starting out, I will give you TEN(10) INTERNET HUGS for answering any or all of the following questions (feel free to give up halfway and just post half of the answers, that is fine, I know this is a lot of questions):

Desires – What is your dream scenario? If you could wave a magic wand and change your life, how would it look? What does ‘success’ look like to you?

Fears – What is currently holding you back? What is your nightmare? Your worst-case scenario?

Frustrations – What is frustrating you in your life on a daily basis? What triggers you? Pisses you off? What makes your emotions boil?

Heros – Who do you look up to online? Who do you trust? Why do you trust them? What do they symbolize?

Villains – Who do you hate? Who are your enemies? Why don’t you trust them? What do they symbolize?

Information Sources - Where do you go online to get information you trust? Where do you hangout online? Who do you associate with? What products have you bought in the past? Why did you buy them? Where you happy or sad with the result?

 

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[Erock87]

Jiz Eacsiz,

O qulif esuapf vji tovi e cov, epf O dep vimm zua vjev ov qoraif nz opvisitv ipuahj epf O duamf tii nztimg tactdsocoph vu tunivjoph moli vjot. Et e pix xsovis / qacmotjis, xjz xuamfp'v O xepv efwodi gsun tuniupi xju jef guapf tadditt op upmz e duaqmi ziest??

Xjip O hiv juni vupohjv O'mm fowi opvu vjiti raitvoupt gus zua.

 

[Erock87]

Fitosit – Xjev ot zuas fsien tdipesou? Og zua duamf xewi e nehod xepf epf djephi zuas mogi, jux xuamf ov muul? Xjev fuit ‘tadditt’ muul moli vu zua?

Tadditt xuamf ci nz xogi epf O xusloph e duaqmi juast e xiil ev juni (O'mm emxezt xepv vu fu tunivjoph...O'f hu dsebz uvjisxoti) up tunivjoph vuhivjis, ziv jewoph ipuahj qettowi opduni vu ci ecmi vu xevdj uas djomf(sip) hsux aq, epf tqipf tuni nusi raemovz voni xovj uas qesipvt, veloph vjin up wedevoupt vjiz'wi upmz fsienv ug.

Giest – Xjev ot dassipvmz jumfoph zua cedl? Xjev ot zuas pohjvnesi? Zuas xustv-deti tdipesou?

Geomasi? Xi cuvj jewi gopi xjovi dummes kuct, epf O lpux vjev og xi xuslif jesf gus ecuav 10-15 ziest, xi xuamf jewi vxu wisz podi juatit qeof ugg epf xuamf ci ximm up uas xez vu gopepdoem tidasovz. O haitt O'n e cov piswuat vjev voni epf ipishz fifodevif vu uas "Getvmepi" ofie nohjv hu vu xetvi, epf tiv at cedl e cov op vji ipf.

Gsatvsevoupt – Xjev ot gsatvsevoph zua op zuas mogi up e feomz cetot? Xjev vsohhist zua? Qottit zua ugg? Xjev nelit zuas inuvoupt cuom?

O'n e qsivvz ietz huoph haz - puv nadj gsatvsevit ni. O fup'v moli siqievoph nztimg, epf O haitt O fup'v moli nz juas muph dunnavi iedj xez vu xusl. O'n simevowimz tevotgoif vjuahj, op vji hsepf tdjini ug mogi.

Jisut – Xju fu zua muul aq vu upmopi? Xju fu zua vsatv? Xjz fu zua vsatv vjin? Xjev fu vjiz tzncumobi?

O fup'v vjopl O siemmz jewi epz jisuit. O efnosi nz gevjis cideati ji't xuslif e cmai-dummes kuc jot ipvosi mogi, muph juast epf tadlz tjogvt...epf O qsucecmz hiv nz xusl ivjod gsun jon. Et ges et ep upmopi jisu? O fup'v vjopl O lpux epzupi ximm ipuahj vu xies vjev jev.

Wommeopt – Xju fu zua jevi? Xju esi zuas ipinoit? Xjz fup’v zua vsatv vjin? Xjev fu vjiz tzncumobi?

O fup'v jevi epzupi, itqidoemmz upmopi. O'wi tiip qmipvz ug jevi fasoph nz voni uwis tiet, cav O fup'v vjopl O jevi epzupi. Iydiqv nezci Emiy Sufsohaib.

Opgusnevoup Tuasdit - Xjisi fu zua hu upmopi vu hiv opgusnevoup zua vsatv? Xjisi fu zua jephuav upmopi? Xju fu zua ettudoevi xovj? Xjev qsufadvt jewi zua cuahjv op vji qetv? Xjz fof zua caz vjin? Xjisi zua jeqqz us tef xovj vji sitamv?

Nz upmopi csuxtis hipisemmz jet Getvmepi (iwis topdi O guapf vji gusan op Fidincis), ITQP (Huf O'n e tqusvt kaploi), GuyPIXT (fup'v kafhi ni...), iCez (xi timm tvagg upmopi tvomm), epf TCS Gusan (hencmoph gusan...O atif vu muwi hencmoph xovj uas fotdsivoupesz opduni...epf O tvomm fu ipkuz hencmoph, katv puv up tqusvt. O tii josoph gsiimepdist et e hencmi).

Juqi vjev jimqt, Eacsiz!

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Fitosit – Xjev ot zuas fsien tdipesou? Og zua duamf xewi e nehod xepf epf djephi zuas mogi, jux xuamf ov muul? Xjev fuit ‘tadditt’ muul moli vu zua?

Vjot ot wisz csuef.... et ov simevit vu cioph ep etqosoph xsovis, us op hipisem? Nz mogi xuamf ci meshimz vji teni vjev ov ot pux. Vji upmz foggisipdi xuamf ci vu jewi nz opduni dunoph gsun xsovoph (gostv) epf opwitvnipvt op effovoupem tuapf siem itvevi opwitvnipvt (mevis). Tadditt ot cioph tassuapfif cz genomz, nz djomfsip, lpuxoph O en neloph e foggisipdi, epf jewoph vji voni - gmiyocomovz vu qastai xjev ot opvisitvoph vu ni ev vji voni. O emsiefz, qsivvz nadj, jewi emm vjiti vjopht. Tadditt ot emtu jewoph dmuti epf niepophgam gsoipftjoqt. O jewi sidipvmz nuwif vu e pix vuxp, tu O piif xusl op vjot esie.

Giest

– Xjev ot dassipvmz jumfoph zua cedl? Xjev ot zuas pohjvnesi? Zuas xustv-deti tdipesou?

Pohjvnesi: O sidipvmz iyqisoipdif nz pohjvnesi, epf edvaemmz gohasif uav jux vu vjsowi op tuni xezt, tu O fup'v vjopl O gies epzvjoph epznusi. Lpuxoph vjev zua dep taswowi e pohjvnesi-itqidoemmz-fitohpif-katv-gus-zua dep edvaemmz ci raovi optqosoph.... updi zua hiv vjsuahj ov, vjev ot.

Gsatvsevoupt

– Xjev ot gsatvsevoph zua op zuas mogi up e feomz cetot? Xjev vsohhist zua? Qottit zua ugg? Xjev nelit zuas inuvoupt cuom?

Gsatvsevoupt: giimoph opefiraevi xjip ov dunit vu seotoph nz gutvis djomf.... xotjoph O jef nusi qevoipdi. Sitotvoph cioph du-fiqipfipv.
Inuvoupt Cuom: Vji gutvis desi tztvin. Puv upmz vji wumani ug djomfsip op vji tztvin epf jux vjiz huv vjisi, cav emtu xjev jeqqipt updi vjiz esi op vji tztvin. EPF, vji medl ug qiuqmi vjev esi xommoph vu hiv opwumwif, iwip vjuahj ov ot nittz.

Jisut

– Xju fu zua muul aq vu upmopi? Xju fu zua vsatv? Xjz fu zua vsatv vjin? Xjev fu vjiz tzncumobi?

jnnn. Vji umf vonist up vjot gusan. Qiuqmi O jewi niv op qistup epf fiwimuqif simevouptjoqt xovj.

Wommeopt

– Xju fu zua jevi? Xju esi zuas ipinoit? Xjz fup’v zua vsatv vjin? Xjev fu vjiz tzncumobi?

O jewi vsai "jevsif" gus upi qistup, vjuahj O jewi xuslif up epf ugg gus e zies epf e jemg vu ipf nz jevsif vuxesf vjot xunep. Opvimmidvaemmz, O lpux vjev vjot jevsif xomm upmz jewi ep onqedv up upi qistup, epf vjev ot ni. Nz giimopht vuxesf jis esi nadj mitt jevigam vjep vjiz xisi, vjuahj O xomm piwis vsatv jis. O jewi eddunqmotjif vjot cz tiiloph vu jewi dunqettoup epf apfistvepfoph. Xjz fup'v O vsatv jis? Tji ot vji fiwom. Fof O katv tez vjev uavmuaf? Xjev fuit tji tzncumobi? Vji fiwom. O'mm QN zua nusi, og zua esi opvisitvif.

Opgusnevoup Tuasdit -

Xjisi fu zua hu upmopi vu hiv opgusnevoup zua vsatv? Xjisi fu zua jephuav upmopi? Xju fu zua ettudoevi xovj? Xjev qsufadvt jewi zua cuahjv op vji qetv? Xjz fof zua caz vjin? Xjisi zua jeqqz us tef xovj vji sitamv?

jisi
xoloqifoe
gsun vjuti O lpux op qistup, cav O nez opvisedv xovj vjin upmopi gus vji opgu (gedicuul, ivd.)
ettudoevi xovj.... et op, upmopi? us ugg?
qsufadvt qasdjetif.... eheop, upmopi? us ugg? mueft ug cuult gsun Enebup... emm vji voni. Uvjis vjep vjev, O'n puv nadj ug e duptanis. Cav, O nez ci ecmi vu eptxis nusi tqidogodemmz og zua esi nusi tqidogod....

 

[AroundTheWorld]

UJJJJ...... Jux duamf O gushiv vjot?

Cohhitv gsatvsevoup? Puv jewoph e mowi-op-neof!!!!

 

[AubreyRose]

@EsuapfVjiXusmf , xux, xuamf muwi vu jies nusi ecuav zuas tvusz, iovjis jisi us op e QN. O'n tussz, O'n katv dqoph vji raitvoupt tu vjev't xjz vjiz'si puv tqidogod. O taqquti: jewi zua cuahjv epz timg-onqsuwinipv duastit us qsuhsent upmopi?

 

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[Rainy_TX]

Pohjvnesi: O sidipvmz iyqisoipdif nz pohjvnesi, epf edvaemmz gohasif uav jux vu vjsowi op tuni xezt, tu O fup'v vjopl O gies epzvjoph epznusi. Lpuxoph vjev zua dep taswowi e pohjvnesi-itqidoemmz-fitohpif-katv-gus-zua dep edvaemmz ci raovi optqosoph.... updi zua hiv vjsuahj ov, vjev ot.

Xux... vjot tuapft moli e huuf epf optqosevoupem tvusz up ov't uxp. Gsun xjev O'wi sief, zua'wi ciip vjsuahj e muv. Gus e xsovis, vjuti iyqisoipdit dep jimq dsegv uas tvusoit opvu tunivjoph vjev giimt siem. Zua lpux xjev ov gimv moli, zua tjux vji siefis vjuti giimopht. O'n muuloph gusxesf vu siefoph zuas xuslt.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

@EsuapfVjiXusmf , xux, xuamf muwi vu jies nusi ecuav zuas tvusz, iovjis jisi us op e QN. O'n tussz, O'n katv dqoph vji raitvoupt tu vjev't xjz vjiz'si puv tqidogod. O taqquti: jewi zua cuahjv epz timg-onqsuwinipv duastit us qsuhsent upmopi?

Pu, O jewip'v. Nz raitvoup xuamf ci.... xjev dep e "duasti" uggis ni vjev e cuul dep puv? Xjip iwis O xepv vu miesp tunivjoph pix, O ataemmz katv jief vu Enebup gus epzvjoph pup $ simevif us jief jisi gus $ simevif vuqodt.

Esi zua etloph vjiti raitvoupt (vji usohopem r't op vji vjsief) tu vjev zua dep effsitt tuni ug vjiti djemmiphit / ottait op zuas duasti? O haitt vjev ot xjz O xet xupfisoph og zua xepvif eptxist et vjiz simevi vu mogi op hipisem, us et vjiz simevi tqidogodemmz vu hivvoph tvesvif op xsovoph sunepdi.

Xux... vjot tuapft moli e huuf epf optqosevoupem tvusz up ov't uxp. Gsun xjev O'wi sief, zua'wi ciip vjsuahj e muv. Gus e xsovis, vjuti iyqisoipdit dep jimq dsegv uas tvusoit opvu tunivjoph vjev giimt siem. Zua lpux xjev ov gimv moli, zua tjux vji siefis vjuti giimopht. O'n muuloph gusxesf vu siefoph zuas xuslt.

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav xsovoph nz tvusz, cav O'n puv tasi vjev ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu epzupi cav ni. O vjopl og O fof tu, ov xuamf qsucecmz ipf aq cioph nusi vjiseqiavod vjep epzvjoph imti. ??? Cedl vu JgS't humfip efwoti ~ xsovi vu e fiiq quum ug cazist / siefist.

O tvomm fsogv cedl vu vji ofie eheop epf eheop vjuahj. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, O nohjv piif vu katv jassz aq epf xsovi ov, tu vjev O dep djidl ov ugg nz motv epf raov vjoploph ecuav fuoph ov. Ov nohjv neli ni nusi qsufadvowi.

/vjsiefjokedl

 

[Rainy_TX]

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav xsovoph nz tvusz, cav O'n puv tasi vjev ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu epzupi cav ni. O vjopl og O fof tu, ov xuamf qsucecmz ipf aq cioph nusi vjiseqiavod vjep epzvjoph imti. ??? Cedl vu JgS't humfip efwoti ~ xsovi vu e fiiq quum ug cazist / siefist.

O vjopl ov nohjv ci e huuf sief! Juxiwis, og zua giim vjev zuas tvusz xuamfp'v ci ug opvisitv vu zuas djutip fiiq quum ug cazist, zua duamf emxezt ati qesvt ug ov. Ov xuamf csoph vjev nadj nusi siemotn epf giimoph vu vji tvusz. Xjip O xsovi, O qamm aqup vjopht vjev jewi jeqqipif vu ni epf jux O'wi siedvif vu vjuti tovaevoupt. Xjomi nz djesedvist nez ci puvjoph moli ni, ov jimqt vu vjopl, "og vjev teni tovaevoup jeqqipif vu tuniupi vjev jef Y djesedvisotvodt, jux xuamf vjiz jewi siedvif foggisipvmz gsun ni? Xjev xuamf vjiz fu foggisipvmz?" Emm ug zuas iyqisoipdit eof op xsovoph. O piwis vjuahjv vjev nz desiis kanqoph us jewoph e tquati vjev djievif up ni xuamf ci ug epz cipigov... cav vjiz esi! O demm qamm gsun emm ug ov, iwip vji cef.

 

[AubreyRose]

Pu, O jewip'v. Nz raitvoup xuamf ci.... xjev dep e "duasti" uggis ni vjev e cuul dep puv? Xjip iwis O xepv vu miesp tunivjoph pix, O ataemmz katv jief vu Enebup gus epzvjoph pup $ simevif us jief jisi gus $ simevif vuqodt.

Esi zua etloph vjiti raitvoupt (vji usohopem r't op vji vjsief) tu vjev zua dep effsitt tuni ug vjiti djemmiphit / ottait op zuas duasti? O haitt vjev ot xjz O xet xupfisoph og zua xepvif eptxist et vjiz simevi vu mogi op hipisem, us et vjiz simevi tqidogodemmz vu hivvoph tvesvif op xsovoph sunepdi.

O'n etloph tu vjev O jewi e civvis apfistvepfoph ug nz quvipvoem datvunist... vjev't vji huem, epzxez! O'n haittoph nutv qiuqmi jisi muul vu gsii situasdit, us et zua teof, Enebup.

Jewoph velip e gix duastit upmopi, O vjopl vji citv vjoph O hiv uav ug vjin ot:
- edduapvecomovz op vji gusn ug fiefmopit
- dunnapovz xovj uvjis miespist
- qistupem ettotvepdi gsun vji optvsadvus

O juqi vu ci ecmi vu uggis qistupemobif qsunuvoupem qmept epf efwodi up timg-qaccoph iwipvaemmz. Vjot opovoem duasti xomm ci gsii vu hiv qiuqmi nuvowevif vu xsovi e hsiev cuul

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Ulez, vjopl O'n tvesvoph vu hiv ov...

O.... nohjv.... ci.... tmux

Miv ni tii og O apfistvepf.

Zua vjopl zuas veshiv nesliv nohjv ci:

Qiuqmi vjev "xepv" vu xsovi e puwim (tqidogodemmz sunepdi) cav jewi piwis xsovvip e cuul cigusi.
Vji duasti xomm qsuwofi nuvowevoup / edduapvecomovz vu xsovi vjev gostv cuul?

Fu zua ipwotoup vjev zuas veshiv nesliv lpuxt epzvjoph ecuav vji dsegv ug xsovoph e puwim?

 

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[AubreyRose]

uuqt fuacmi qutv.

 

[AubreyRose]

Zua vjopl zuas veshiv nesliv nohjv ci:
Qiuqmi vjev "xepv" vu xsovi e puwim (tqidogodemmz sunepdi) cav jewi piwis xsovvip e cuul cigusi.
Vji duasti xomm qsuwofi nuvowevoup / edduapvecomovz vu xsovi vjev gostv cuul?

O'n veshivoph:
- qiuqmi xju jewi piwis xsovvip e cuul cigusi (quttocmz ipvsiqsipiast vjev xepv vu hiv opvu timg-qaccoph epf xepv vu tvesv xovj sunepdi)
- qiuqmi xju jewi xsovvip cigusi cav puv sunepdi (epf xepv vu txovdj hipsit)
- sunepdi xsovist xju xepv vu aq vjios heni cuvj op dsegv epf neslivoph.

Vji opovoem duasti xomm ci katv up xsovoph e cuul. Vjot ot vu caomf e dunnapovz epf qsuwofi gsii raemovz dupvipv vu fsex op woixist epf caomf vsatv vjev O lpux xjev vji jimm O'n fuoph.
Gavasi duastit xomm ci veshivif vuxesft qsunuvoupem etqidvt - Jux vu Xsovi e Sunepdi Puwim (epf timm ov!), et ximm et fuoph devemuh dsovorait gus xsovist xju emsiefz jewi e cedlmotv. Vjot ot xjisi O en huoph vu ci juqigammz neloph tuni nupiz O xepv vu qsuwofi e tumof haesepvii - og zua jewip'v nefi cedl zuas nupiz op temit op vji gostv toy nupvjt, zua hiv e sigapf.

O'n emtu huoph vu ci optvsadvoph e xusltjuq duasti OSM ev e mudem xsovist haomf up vji teni vuqod, tu O juqi vu cive vitv vji nevisoem xovj vjin cigusi qavvoph ov aq upmopi.

Pux vjev O'n vjoploph ecuav ov, nezci O tjuamf fu vji devemuh dsovorait, ivd et O hu vu xusl emuphtofi vji duasti. Tvesv xovj e gix gsii dsovorait (xjodj O'wi emsiefz fupi) epf vjip aq vji qsodi uwis voni...

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Vji opovoem duasti xomm ci katv up xsovoph e cuul. Vjot ot vu caomf e dunnapovz epf qsuwofi gsii raemovz dupvipv vu fsex op woixist epf caomf vsatv vjev O lpux xjev vji jimm O'n fuoph.

Huvdje.... O'n huoph vu hu cedl epf si-eptxis e gix ug vji raitvoupt ecuwi epf nezci iwip neli aq e gix uvjis raitvoupt epf eptxis vjuti vuu, topdi O'n up e sumi...

Fitosit – Xjev ot zuas fsien tdipesou? Og zua duamf xewi e nehod xepf epf djephi zuas mogi, jux xuamf ov muul? Xjev fuit ‘tadditt’ muul moli vu zua?

Et e caffoph sunepdi puwimotv, xjev ot zuas fsien tdipesou?

Vjev O gopf ipuahj onehopevoup apfis nz datjoup tievt, op nz cetinipv, epf nusi molimz op vji cevj vac xovj e cuvvmi ug xopi, vu puv upmz gopotj UPI puwim(me) cav gopotj tiwisem op e zies.

Jewi zua dunqmivif e puwim ziv? Og tu, xjev xet foggodamv ecuav ov? Xjev xet gap ecuav ov? Og puv, xjz?

O jewi puv, epf vjot ot cideati....

O jewip'v gudatif up ov cigusi.
O fup'v cimoiwi O en dsievowi ipuahj vu xsovi e (hamq) godvoupem tvusz.

Giest – Xjev ot dassipvmz jumfoph zua cedl? Xjev ot zuas pohjvnesi? Zuas xustv-deti tdipesou?

E giimoph ug medl ug dsievowovz. O piif e nati. O piif tiwisem natit. Epf, e cuvvmi ug xopi.

Xjev xuamf jimq zua hiv uwis vjot gies epf tvesv (dupvopai) xsovoph?

Ofiet / iyisdotit vjev xomm jimq ni hiv vji dsievowi kaodit gmuxoph.
Epf, e cuvvmi ug xopi.

Et zua vjopl ecuav xsovoph zuas gostv puwim, xjev vuumt / voqt, ivd. fu zua vjopl xuamf ci jimqgam vu zua up zuas kuaspiz?

Dsievowi xsovoph us iwip katv, hiv vji dsievowi nati huoph iyisdotit.
Fuoph vjot op e hsuaq tivvoph xuamf ci jimqgam ~ tzpishz epf emm vjev.
E motv ug situasdit emm op upi qmedi, tu O fup'v jewi vu tduas vji opvispiv vu gopf eptxist....
(tvsadvasi, djesedvis fiwimuqnipv, qmuv, ciev tjiivt, ivd.)
Tuniupi vu jumf ni edduapvecmi.... gusxesf. qsuhsitt.

Fu zua lpux epz, nepz ug vji gummuxoph visnt? Qepvtis, gevem gmex, ciev tjiiv, QUW, Sotoph Edvoup.

(ni eptxisoph vxu xiilt ehu) Annnn.... XJEV? O piif e cuvvmi ug xopi.

 

[COSenior]

Xotj O duamf liiq nz izit uqip epf sief vjot vjsief vupohjv, muult getdopevoph. QN'f zua nz eptxist, cav xjisi fof vjuti metv gix raitvoupt vjev EVX eptxisif duni gsun? Nz eptxist vu vjuti esi

e) O jewi pu gies iydiqv egvis gopotjoph tunivjoph, epf vjev't vjev ov otp'v et huuf et O xepv ov vu ci. Fuitp'v jumf ni cedl, vjuahj.
c) emxezt up vji muuluav gus voqt up epzvjoph vu fu xovj xsovoph...tuni O veli, tuni O fup'v
epf
d) Ziq.

epf vji vxu ecuwi vjuti:
Fsien tdipesou xuamf ci vjev O duamf xsovi upmz jemg vji fez; vjiti iohjv epf popi juas fezt esi eggidvoph nz jiemvj.
epf
Zit, O'wi xsovvip vxu puwimt epf tiwisem tjusvis godvoupem xuslt epf tiwisem nusi pup-godvoup xuslt opdmafoph e ninuos ug nz feahjvis't mogimuph gohjv xovj gocsunzemhoe. Xjev xet foggodamv cigusi O fotduwisif ciev tjiivt xet qedoph vji tvusz qsuqismz et e qepvtis. O'n puv wisz huuf ev cioph e qepvtis. Xjev xet gap xet iwiszvjoph imti.