Hello! You’ve joined The Script Mistress for Scene 21: The Romance Genre Hybrid! I am your host, Amber Bosworth and I had no idea how many romance sub-genres there were. There are multiple ways to integrate romance into your script.
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Audiences always love a good romance. Nowadays, most streaming services and platforms often have a “Romance” category all by itself, providing an endless scroll of date-night content for you and your partner or you and a bowl of ice cream! However, while all romance movies share a core genre, not every romance movie is exactly the same, and often broken down into different subgenres.
All the different romantic genres:
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WRITING ACTION: For this week, pick a sub-genre that appeals to you. Use the Free LOGLINE cheat sheet and see if you can come up with 3 different loglines within that sub-genre. And if you’re feeling very motivated, use this technique to write on all the different genres and see which one appeals to you the most. Feel free to share some of your thoughts on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ink2screen or email me at amber@thescriptmistress.com to get extra help.
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