Writing a romance novel or a script ain’t easy. Even on the days you are super pissed or just not in the mood, you have to imagine scenarios that are romantic, slightly poignant, sexy, sensual and just so damn dreamy. I am in the process of writing my second Mills and Boon, which has a supernatural romance, between a supernatural being (i don’t want to give it away just yet but it’s not a vampire for sure) and a human, and I feel a bit flummoxed every time I need to write a repartee between them — how to make it sexy, funny and cute at the same time and not risk it becoming cheesy. It’s a fine line to tread. I can do romantic, but writing witty dialogue is too freaking tough. I have had to remember all the times I have flirted with men to try and gather around all those witty things I or they may have said. It’s not easy, because if you are witty, it’s all in the moment right? And the other person also gets it out of you. I met this person i had once met, who though was super nice and flirty with me, telling me i looked great, i was beautiful (blah blah), but he couldn’t talk to save his life. After a while it just sounded as if I was talking to myself — saying things and then answering back. It was one of the most boring lunches of my life. While there have been men i have met where the conversation flows easily, interspersed in intervals with the right kind of jibe, or sarcastic comment, and then bam comes a compliment. Those are the best kind of compliments right? It’s about those conversations that make you like the person more as he speaks — you are taken in my everything — they things they like, and the way they laugh. But since I have been married a few years now, and the only romantic conversations i have are with my husband, who thank God is a great one to talk to and still surprises me with his words and actions (he often makes me breakfast and serves it with a ketchup heart which makes me well up), I need to do a little research (not of the real kind of course 😉 ) for my romantic bits. So I do ask people about their conversations, i eavesdrop (bad ol me) and I watch my favourite movie scenes to gain inspiration. Here are some of my most favourite movie romantic repartees. They cheered me up today, hope they work their magic on you too.
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke have to be on top of this list. I want to kiss him right now.
And obviously the Titanic spitting scene
and this scene from you’ve Got Mail just takes the cake, don’t you think. 🙂
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