tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198876793182291181.post1402675240449741..comments2021-06-03T13:49:36.052+02:00Comments on Philosophy of Art: Chemistry of Romance - 4 Rules for a Good Love StoryFeael Silmarienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11337532446889124908noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198876793182291181.post-56630066936100202552016-07-21T13:33:02.075+02:002016-07-21T13:33:02.075+02:00Urgh, an overload of adjectives and adverbs is a p...Urgh, an overload of adjectives and adverbs is a perfect example of "show, don't tell" done wrong. Metaphors work much better. This surely deserves more attention: the importance of a good execution (i.a. writing style). A poor execution really can destroy everything.<br />As for the story being everything, I think you have a point here. Scanning my post, I noticed that every "Feael Silmarienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337532446889124908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198876793182291181.post-80437347259826794732016-07-21T04:16:46.989+02:002016-07-21T04:16:46.989+02:00I recently discovered "chicklit" and dis...I recently discovered "chicklit" and discovered--after disavowing romance novels in my teens--that some of them can be touching and funny and highly entertaining. But again, in spite of the story lines being humorous, the characters feel like fully-fleshed, real people. I find that "funny" goes a long way with me. "Explicit" has me running for the door. Cliches--ahhhMillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388091601288036035noreply@blogger.com