I've read the rules:
Excessive violence or sex and the use of profane, vulgar, racist or offensive words or images, as solely determined by the judges, will result in the story being rejected.
But romantasy can be so much more than excessive sex. (And if the sex is relevant to the plot, is it really excessive? But I'm being obtuse; the book is deliberately MG-accessible). Has anyone tried submitting romantasy stories? If so, how did it go? I've read a lot of volumes, including ~90% of the most recent dozen, and don't recall any romantacies (sp?), although a few have romance as a sub-plot (David Farland's own winner comes to mind).
Given that romance is so dependent on suspense, is 17,000 words too short? I think no, but I'm also the world's worst romance writer and a minimal romance reader.
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although a few have romance as a sub-plot
I would have thought more than a few?
Ok, took me a while to figure out we aren't talking sword, sandals and gladiators.
Does romantic fantasy even need sex?
I guess a "they stayed the night together," or such.
I don't think romance needs sex.
The events prior can be more interesting.
Perhaps the goal is the wedding and they aren't busy before.
Or it could be the tention before the first date.
Or maybe they just can't.
Think robocop, boy in the bubble, sort of thing.
Maybe it's love by letter.
Perhaps thinking of why not to include it is the best way to come up with an interesting story?
RxLOTS
HMx1 (somewhere in the middle)
