tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968731805806935033.post741116257370118829..comments2017-03-11T10:56:39.617-08:00Comments on Random Petals : The Swallows and the AmazonsRose and Psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436268815208240104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968731805806935033.post-59257667187466131482014-12-10T17:27:06.038-08:002014-12-10T17:27:06.038-08:00I agree with you completely, and your fairy tale s...I agree with you completely, and your fairy tale sounds lovely. I don't mind Romance, as long as it's not the central thread of the story. Even a storie like Pride & Prejudice (which is probably considered a Romance), has far more to it than the relationship between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy.<br /><br />I see what you mean about every story, no matter the age, making Romance the most important part. Even stories written for middle-schoolers now, have Romance in them...I wish authors could just write stories for children, about children. When I was little, I was disgusted with Romance, and I think most children are. They don't need to have it forced on them, when they'd rather read about adventures. Rose and Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436268815208240104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968731805806935033.post-35891026361285198362014-12-10T16:37:12.374-08:002014-12-10T16:37:12.374-08:00It sounds lovely! And I couldn't agree more th...It sounds lovely! And I couldn't agree more that life isn't all about who falls in love with whom. Romance is fine and dandy. I have no problem with it ... per se. But it seems like every single story, no matter the age of the characters, makes it the Most Important Thing Ever, and the actual story gets lost in the bother of 'sorting out their feelings for each other'.<br />I'm actually writing a fairy tale in which the two main characters are a thirteen year old girl and a thirteen year old boy. And guess what? They'll be friends, and only friends, the whole way through. You've got to write what you want to read, right? That's why I think C. S. Lewis was so wise, as well (or maybe it just never entered his head to have it any other way) in NOT having Eustace and Jill or Polly and Digory fall in love. I don't really have a problem with either pairing once in a while, but I'm glad *he* didn't do it.Laura Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043576932031107768noreply@blogger.com