Have you ever had to say good-bye to someone you love?
Obviously, in the fictional world of The Natalie Edge Series Michael says good-bye to Natalie because he feels like he has no choice. He feels like he’s not good for her, that he has demons and issues to work through. In a way, it’s an act of true love to give up the person you love. The pain of it is quite unbearable. The selfish thing to do is to indulge and just say fuck it to those around you that may be hurt by it. But then the adult takes over and you have to tell yourself: Real life isn’t always about happy endings. That’s what growing up is. That’s being an adult. Recently, I’ve had to do something like this in my real life, not in the fiction of my novels. Outside forces, life, commitments, responsibilities, all kinds of reasons…there was no choice. Sometimes the right thing is the hardest. And it hurts like nothing I’ve ever felt…to be so close to finding true happiness and to have to give it up. Perhaps that’s why I write novels that are romance novels at heart. I need my happy ending somewhere. Will Michael and Natalie find their happy ending? Or will I take Redemption down a darker path of reality? Well...if the last novel goes in a darker direction, could I keep it in the Romance genre? Does all romance have to have a happy ending? How about you? Have you ever had to do the "right" thing over the thing your heart wants? Have you given up your happy ending for the sake of others? Or should we all be fighting for true love regardless of the outcome? Would love to hear your opinion!
9 Comments
S.D.
6/25/2015 02:57:12
I hope the final book has a happy ending, rb. I wouldn't mind it being a difficult climb though. ;) Can't wait for it.
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Sir
6/25/2015 06:33:35
My belief is this: True love, D/s, a true bond--whatever you want to call it--if it's real, it's going to happen. If it's not real, you will both find excuses. Life is too short not to be happy. You need to find a way to make it work. I'm not asking.
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Julie
6/26/2015 01:32:04
I believe that a happy ending is always expected in a romance novel, however, it becomes old and boring. This is the reason I don't read them.
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P.Patrick
6/26/2015 02:54:07
I 100% disagree. You can NOT bill a novel a romance and it not end happy. I will be angry if they don't end up together. That is just my opinion. Have the drama and conflicts of course. But it must end well! Rb--well?
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Leslie
6/26/2015 03:00:14
ok. This is why I don't leave my last name and even worry about my first.
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R.B.
7/15/2015 04:31:32
Sorry I haven't responded to you all! Went on vacation. I did finish Redemption. And sorry, (Julie in particular :) ), it does have a happy ending. I just had to and I agree. "To bill it a romance" it must meet that criteria. I do, however, still need to finish the dark romance. Now that? Anything goes. Right? New blog coming tomorrow!
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R.B.
7/15/2015 04:33:14
Oh and P.S.
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8/24/2015 04:15:45
I find myself challenged to write stories with an actual happy ending. While in general it is expected of romance to end sometimes a separation is the better option. Let's say we have two equally dominant characters who can't fit their personalities together no matter how much they love and respect each other. No compromise can be achieved and they keep struggling to be on top. I'd prefer an honest separation to a false happy ending in which they end up together "because the author says so". And sometimes the author has no control and simply must write the story's natural sequence.
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R.B.
8/29/2015 05:29:44
Thanks, Lilah. I struggle with this. The last book in my series is romance through and through...and it almost wasn't. But I'm happy with it because it IS what the characters did and wanted. But I have this argument ALL the time with writers and readers of Romance in general. That's why I asked the question! I DO like my happy endings. :)
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