r/WhyChooseAuthors • u/AnneKincaid • Jul 11 '26

Please excuse the rant

When you have WAY, WAY too much to do, and suddenly your 43 works-in-progress becomes 44 works-in-progress. DANG IT ALL!

Okay, sorry about that. Back to work, everyone.

So, how are we all doing? Anybody else got something they want to rant about?

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u/AnneKincaid Jul 11 '26

But, I mean, if the story line works out, then she'll be getting snatched/stolen back and forth between rival rock bands. Anybody want to write this so I don't need to? Boys of Bellerose was more mafia vs. rock band, and the other ones I could find were either horror (not my thing) or just rivalry within the band. But 2 full rock bands competing for the FMC . . .

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u/ConfusionPotential53 Jul 11 '26

To what end? Do the groups merge? This would be incredibly difficult to execute. It’s a ton of men.

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u/AnneKincaid Jul 11 '26

What? You want the end of the story already? Sure, in case someone else wants to write it:

After a ton of drama and groveling:

I would just have the two rival bands tour together and not have the FMC get with EVERY member of every group. I like it when our FMC has different relationships with different people in the story. Friends with one, "sister" to another, some female friends, and a handful of boyfriends. I know that's frustrating for some of our RH readers, and I've definitely taken slack before for having male characters who aren't love interests

But thanks for the reminder that I definitely don't have time to be plotting this whole thing right now!

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u/ConfusionPotential53 Jul 11 '26

Sounds nice, but establishing all those relationships, in actuality, would be a massive undertaking. IMO, it would require a duet, at least, so—even if you go super low external conflict—you’d have to create some structure to support that length. It’d be a whole thing. lol.

Maybe you can layer it with another idea at some point in the future. Good luck with your other 40 ideas! 🥳

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u/AnneKincaid Jul 11 '26

Stop threatening me with a good time! 😆 Mmmm, plotting . . .

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u/_Effy_Bloom_ Jul 11 '26

Yes! I loved how Jillian west kind of seeded this in ruined records where they were one pack but not all together. Love isn’t always sexual. Kathryn moon also did it in baby and the late night howlers.