Time-Travel Romance Endings..whatcha think? All About Romance: Deb Stover on Time Travel Romance. Author Deb Stover is a good friend of The Romance Reader. Her article on Purple Prose (archived at The Archives of Laurie Likes Books, was witty and wonderfully wicked. We recently asked her to comment on the time-travel romance, which is the sub-genre she prefers to write about. Here is what she had to say: Good time travel can be some of the most compelling fiction ever written. It's the classic fish out of water story with a twist. And a half. . .The potential for both angst and humor is endless, and adventure and conflict are built right into the story. Deb Stover In anticipation of readers' questions, we asked Deb a couple of additional questions. LLB: Have you researched time-travel theory or read much, if any sci-fi dealing with it? Deb: No. Fantasy is considered the implausible or impossible by most. LLB: Respond to the criticism that time travel romances often feature too-easily won acceptance of the traveler and/or a lack of historical accuracy.
Tips. By Eugenia Riley 1. If this is your first romance, or your first time-travel romance, it might be best to avoid the far-fetched and far-out. Remember that even a simple time-travel idea will bring about many complications in the transition from one age to another, the adjustment of your character to another time, and the consequences of the time-travel experience to both time periods. When your plot becomes too complicated, the time-travel experience too technical, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that you're writing a love story, not a treatise on time-travel. For a beginner, a relatively straightforward story featuring a protagonist who moves from past to present, or vice versa, may be best. It might be advisable, too, to avoid mixing genres--e.g., combining time-travel romance with science fiction or futuristic genres. 2. Ideally, your time-travel experience should be integral to the romance. 3. 4.
(The above was read at the 1992 Romantic Times Convention in Savannah.) Time Travel Romance Writers: The Leader in Time Travel Romance. Time Travel Romances. By Anne Marble Time travel romances such as Diana Gabaldon's hugely popular Outlander series are popular with readers. Many writers are tempted to try their hand at this subgenre. However, like all romance subgenres, time travel romances have quirks and potential pitfalls. Here are some questions to ask yourself before writing a time travel romance.
How Does the Story End? It seems odd to think about the end so soon, but the conclusions of time travel romances are notorious with many romance fans. Jude Deveraux's A Knight in Shining Armor is one of the best-known time travel romances of all time. If you think the only good ending to your story is a poignant one where the lovers are torn apart, then go ahead and write it that way. Who Ends Up When? One of the most important aspects of the time travel romance is deciding who ends up leaving their present existence behind to live in another era. That's not to say that your characters decide to live in another era. Anne M. Time Travel Romance Books.
Time Travel Romances, in the 1990s and Today. It's hard to believe the time travel romance genre has been around for over 20 years-- and I only first read Jude Deveraux's 1989 classic "A Knight in Shining Armor" this summer, which makes me several decades behind most other people. However, I fell in love with it, because it tackles so many issues that most time travel romances are too afraid to take on. Like for example, the quality of life issue the heroine faces in the past-- and what happens when she tragically mucks up the timeline with her meddling?
It's an inventive tour de force that IMO hasn't been equalled. My problem with a lot of time travel romances in the '90s, post "A Knight in Shining Armor," is how sugary and contrived many of them seemed to be. Many other time travel romances written in the '90s were pretty much fluff pieces, and while there's nothing wrong with that, sometimes I like to read time travel romances that aren't afraid to take on the darker aspects of history.
Time travel back to the '90s?