Rom-Com
Last Saturday, I was with my good friend, Jelaine Albert, at the PHR warehouse looking for a pocketbook to buy. We were talking incessantly about random things when we reached the topic of writing rom-coms. Then I realized that in my two years of writing in PHR, I haven't written a single rom-com. I told this to Jelaine and she said why don't I try it. The first thought that came to my mind was that I don't have the sense of humor to write a rom-com. I'm not the type who can make others laugh, heck, I can't even tell a funny joke even if my life depends on it. But then again, after a few minutes of thinking, I finally realized why I can't write a rom-com. It's because I just can't put my heroine in an embarrassing situation.
I noticed that in most rom-coms, the writer often puts the heroine in an embarrassing situation that would only make her look stupid. And most often than not, the heroine would be this starry-eyed girl who would do anything just to grab the hero's attention. I just can't write that. I would rather give my heroine a dark past than make her look stupid. Because I hate those types of characters. It annoys the hell out of me whenever I read about a girl who would follow the hero around like some lapdog and then would do all these stupid stuffs, and when the hero is talking to her, she would just stutter and blush. Argh! I just hate it! Why can't they just be smart and act cool and reserve?
You see my dilemma? How can I write a rom-com when my brain immediately refused the simple idea of writing about a stupid heroine? I'm somewhat a feminist. I want my heroine to be cool, smart, and collected. The kind of girl who would not immediately blush and stutter at the sight of the hero. A strong girl who can overcome every problem thrown in her way. A girl who doesn't think that her lifelong goal is to be the hero's girlfriend.
Sigh... These only show that I'm still such an amateur when it comes to writing. But oh well, who cares? As long as I can write the things I want to write, that's the only thing that matters.
I noticed that in most rom-coms, the writer often puts the heroine in an embarrassing situation that would only make her look stupid. And most often than not, the heroine would be this starry-eyed girl who would do anything just to grab the hero's attention. I just can't write that. I would rather give my heroine a dark past than make her look stupid. Because I hate those types of characters. It annoys the hell out of me whenever I read about a girl who would follow the hero around like some lapdog and then would do all these stupid stuffs, and when the hero is talking to her, she would just stutter and blush. Argh! I just hate it! Why can't they just be smart and act cool and reserve?
You see my dilemma? How can I write a rom-com when my brain immediately refused the simple idea of writing about a stupid heroine? I'm somewhat a feminist. I want my heroine to be cool, smart, and collected. The kind of girl who would not immediately blush and stutter at the sight of the hero. A strong girl who can overcome every problem thrown in her way. A girl who doesn't think that her lifelong goal is to be the hero's girlfriend.
Sigh... These only show that I'm still such an amateur when it comes to writing. But oh well, who cares? As long as I can write the things I want to write, that's the only thing that matters.
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