After the topic from last week, this one was a little more difficult. There are very few plotlines I won't at least try, so which are my favourites? Hard to say.
I do know that I've always loved stories in school settings, but I have one preference there - I would rather read about the cool kids. Obviously there is still going to be conflict and that's fine, but speaking as someone who was the nerdy introvert in school, I don't particularly want to live through that again when I'm reading. There was a film I saw last year, "Seance", which handled the cool kids dealing with a ghost in a boarding school, and it was exactly what I was looking for.
And the other point is probably obvious for a romance writer like me - I want a happy ending. Nicholas Sparks is great if you like that kind of thing, but I don't want to read a love story where one or both end up dead. I want them to walk off into the sunset together, and I can promise they'll always do that in my writing.
So what plotlines do you love to read or watch?
I'm with you on Nicholas Sparks. I only read/watch his stories if I want to cry. My post is here if you want to stop by.
ReplyDeleteYes, I've never been keen on his work for that reason.
DeleteI like when common things are given a spin that wasn't expected...like "Hansel and Gretal: Vampire Hunters" or "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer...heck the Abe Lincoln one even mentioned Madison, Indiana, where I live! It was a better book than a movie, but that's usually the case!
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried the book, but I'll put it on my list.
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