10 Things That Defy Logic in Romance Novels
It probably defies logic for a romance writer such as myself to compile such a list, but I'm going to do it anyway because I read more than I write and can't help but notice a few of the less than logical aspects of our genre that tend to show up regardless of the sub-genre in this particular category. I even do a few of them in my own work, so this is just for fun, okay? From least to most illogical, they are: 10. No one (not even grandma) Watches TV, Listens to Music, or Remains Glued to their IPhone/Laptop. Not to say I want it to read out for as long and as irritatingly obnoxious as it occurs in real life, but it does occur far more frequently in real life and hardly at all in a romance novel. In every house a character enters and whomever they meet inside, the woman is either asleep or cooking - never lounging on a sofa with a bag of Lays and the television tuned in to her favorite reality series or soap opera or even the news. Music is played in a nig...