Valentine's Day

Romance, as I was saying yesterday, is a fundamental part of a story, because it is a fundamental part of life. It makes a story interesting, and there is an entire genre of books and movies dedicated to Romance, into and unto itself.

But to me, if a story is only based on romance, then, well, how boring is that? Pretty boring if that is all there is to it. Nevertheless, there must be plenty of people who do buy in to that, since the genres of Romance in books and movies are going strong.

But I say there is more to life, and to stories than romance. I mean, really, a story only about romance? Sheesh, I would think that would get old pretty fast. There is so much more to a story than who gets to fall in love with whom, and who's jealous about whom, and who breaks up with whom. Come on.

No, I've never read a romance book, but I've seen some of the movies. Definitely not for me. I like action, drama, grit, adventure, yes, even violence, if appropriate to the story line and plot, and death, again if appropriate to the story line and plot.

Of course, I'm not talking about stories for kids. They don't need to see that, even though they see it on their video games every day. I like stories for adults, and those are the stories I write. Killer of Killers and The Vase, and soon, Killer Eyes are about adults, for adults, with action, adventure, violence, death, and yes, even ROMANCE. They are the complete packages of everything you'd want in a story.

Happy Valentine's Day.