Toi has a different view of love. She wants to share it with us.Welcome, Toi. I found your article very interesting.
Thanks so much for being here with us today.
Let's get you settled with a cup of coffee, lean back and tell us how you see love.
“Writing About Love”
Everyone has
a different idea of what Love is, especially romantic love. Relationships are
as complex as the individuals involved in them. As a writer I find portraying
love and romance to be one of my greatest challenges. This is a subject matter
that practically anyone can relate to, but again, everyone expresses,
perceives, and receives love differently.
In my
self-published spiritual fantasy entitled Eternal
Curse: Giovanni’s Angel, romance plays a secondary role to the major
conflict of the book, but it’s still very important for the overall story and
the development of the characters. In this story, my character Giovanni is so detached
from people and social norms that the idea of love and romance seem foreign to
him. In essence, it is the willing burden of my character Mira, to teach
Giovanni about love, and boy does she.
I’d like to
tell all my readers and viewers of this article that love triumphs in the end,
but it’s not always that simple. Most people expect for there to be a happy
ending when love prevails, but not in my series. In my soon to be released
sequel, Eternal Curse: Battleground,
I show example upon example of how love can truly triumph over all, but it
doesn’t necessarily come with happy endings.
I guess you
could say that in my Eternal Curse Series I write about tragic love. This this
the kind of stuff the Greeks and Romans adored, but let’s face it, in today’s
world, everyone’s hoping for a happy ending. I’m not morbid and can actually be
quite romantic myself, despite being a tomboy most my life, so when I do write
a tragic love story, I always make a point to end with a glimmer of hope or
silver lining.
Fantasy is
my genre, it’s what I know best, but I’m ambitious and enamored by those who
write romance so passionately and realistically. My current work in progress, a
story outside of my Eternal Curse Series entitled It’s Like the Full Moon, is my first attempt at writing a full-length
contemporary fiction story with an emphasis on romance. So many times I’ve
watched and read stories that weren’t necessarily romances, but had romance in
them and have thought that things would have or should have gone differently.
In It’s Like a Full Moon, I explore the
complexities of romance from multiple generations. While my main characters are
all relatively young and attractive, it’s the supportive characters and their
wisdom that really bring home the meaning and message of love. I read quite a
bit, but I don’t read much romance, but being the movie buff that I am, I’ve
seen lots of romances. For my first attempt at a romantic novel I received
inspiration from such films as, Moonstruck, A Room with a View, and Only You.
I would like
to invite the readers of this article to read my ebook Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s
Angel for FREE from now through
Sunday February 17, 2013 using this promotional code (GR98M) at
Smashwords.com. Also while you’re there, check out my free companion guide
entitled: Forty days and
nights of Eternal Curse.
My name is Toi Thomas and I’m a big kid. I love movies, comic books, reading, music, cooking, and painting though I’m no good at it. To learn more about me and my writing, visit me at the following:
The
Eternal Curse Series Blog-social blog
The
ToiBox-author blog
Facebook-series page
Twitter-author profile
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Toi,
ReplyDeleteYour work sounds very compelling, and your characters seem very rich with spirit, intelligence, and realism. I wish you nothing but the best for your literary journey!
Scott
Thanks so much Lorrie for having me on your blog. It's been a wonderful experience...
DeleteScott, thank you so much for your kind words.