Showing posts with label Novellas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Novellas. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Non-Raunchy, No Blaster

Maybe it's just the cover art, but I've had a really tough time finding any Science Fiction Romance without a Kick-Butt Heroine or graphic nookie against every bulkhead.  Is it just the cover art?  Are you guys only writing Raunchy and Weapon-Wielding Chicks?  Or is that all publishers are accepting these days?
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I'd like to know because the short story (or novella, however it turns out) has a quiet, reserved Heroine and only one Sensual love scene. She engages in a little fun holographic fighting on the side, but that's it.
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Counselor Deanna Troi was my favorite Next Gen character because her strength wasn't so *obvious,* but it was very definitely there.
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Am I wasting my time writing heroines who don't 'kick butt?'  Is Sexy & Gritty the only kind of SFR which sells?
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P.S. I'm not against Kick-Butt Heroines or Graphic Nookie (my comfort level doesn't exceed Sensual though.)  It just *seems* like that's all there is and, possibly, all that publishers believe sells.

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