Taboo Romance? http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652 mirandakane Anyone here ever done a taboo romance (ex.incest). My story is basically gonna be a brother/sister romance. I have never done that before in stories and decided to try something new. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:28:30 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_310856 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_310856 Aytalia If I ever would do one it has to have a point. It will not be the main part of my story as in such a romance, like incest, is not on my radar or romance. However, I was going to try a story in Ancient Rome where the brother and sister hooked up, but the world did not end happily for them. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:48:53 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_311366 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_311366 Princess_Jai I actually enjoy some taboo romances ie threesomes and maybe incest depends on how the characters are related. I think it's great to try something new and if you can make it work then I say go for it :) Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:01:57 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_311733 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_311733 Lady-of-the-Lord2 My story leads to the MC being with a demon. With her knowledge that her love could just be Stockholm's syndrome, and her emotional state as she contemplates the many faces and situations of love. "Is love an illness? -Does it depend on how I fell in love?" Melody asked him. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:37:58 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312658 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312658 buhbyebirdie Ever since I saw Arrested Development, cousinxcousin is kind of fun. I especially enjoy it in historicals when it would have been completely normal and is almost never included. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:52:27 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312952 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312952 buhbyebirdie If I were to do a Regency someday, I would probably have some kissing cousins. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:52:46 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312956 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312956 Birdy Bea I have done a work with major incest themes, between brother and sister, aunt and nephew, and brother and brother. It was written as a tragedy however as the man in the center of all these relationships (with his blood sister, adopted brother and aunt) is eventually killed by the sister he's slept with at the cajoling of their mother. Still the love between the siblings was genuine at least in the beginning, no matter how horrid it turned out for all involved. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:02:15 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_323348 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_323348 Birdy Bea And if you're looking for feed-back on approaching the subject: Honestly I would mostly say be careful. The reason why I wrote incest in the context of tragedy was because it inverted all of the genuine love the brother and sister had for each other, it ultimately weakened their relationship to the point where it *could* have such a tragic end. Granted the MMC was a terrible person who used sex to manipulate his naive younger brother and tried to use it to also manipulate his aunt (with even more disastrous consequences). Incest does not necessarily have to be a vehicle for tragedy but it is a fairly heavy subject to use in a work. "Ada or Ardor" is an incest romance between a half brother and sister (though at the beginning they think they are first cousins) by Vladmir Nabokov. It may be worth checking out if you want more insight into the subject in fiction. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:24:26 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_323882 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_323882 Neviril I'm going for brother x brother although I'm not sure if their romance starts in the first 50.000 words =( The taboo is actually that they're both men(its not tolerated), they don't know that they're brothers. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:38:37 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_333522 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_333522 Zancrow I actually have nothing against taboo. The controversy sells me on it. M/M or F/F is something that I'm used to reading, mostly as side couples, so I see it very natural. This of course, as long as it doesn't abuse of the cliches that commonly haunt this types of settings. If I were to write one with an actual purpose, it would be a brother/sister pair. Why? Because there are way too many of these that simply rely on tragidy and how it cannot work out. I would do one were the taboo and controversy is there, but it shouldn't end with a suicide or such. If we really are that open minded, our work should show it. Other topics like transgender or such is not my forte. I have nothing against them, but I've got nothing to bring to the table in their favor. Once I read a bit about them then maybe I can work something out. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:33:22 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_345322 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_345322 Halo2 I've done a brother/sister short story before. It was fantasy though, and the couple weren't human. Not that I'd have had a problem with it if they were. It's an interesting subject. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:22:04 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_349765 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_349765 triskellgrl As a Devil's advocate, I'd have to say that writing incest isn't like writing M/M or transgender. There is a level of power and a degree of non-consensual elements to incest that aren't built in (not to say they can't happen), otherwise. It's a theme worth addressing, but I think one that needs to be addressed with care. Something like addressing domestic abuse and giving it a happily ever after...you'd have to do that really cautiously. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:45:34 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_350254 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_350254 amandasofia89 Personally i wouldn't feel comfortable reading a book with incest in it. I like to read books i can relate to and for me, my family are my family and romance doesn't belong there! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:24:49 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_351106 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_351106 Halo2 A couple of centuries back there was a half brother and sister in my family who had two children together, so I can relate to this. Allegedly they were in love. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:18:52 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_356439 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_356439 amandasofia89 My great grandparents were first cousins.....i guess that makes me a quarter inbred....maybe that's why the topic of incest creeps me out? I dunno, personally it just doesn't float my boat but hey, each to their own!!! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:37:27 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_358081 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_358081 asrai Selena Kitt sells a ton of books writing taboo themes. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:51 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_360532 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_360532 sweet pandamonium I'm writing an incest story between two twin brothers. I'm focusing on the entire relationship and the guilt and confusion the character is feeling and then focusing on how their love progresses. Plus family and friends finding out. It should be pretty intense. I'm so excited to write it. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:29:33 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_363729 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_363729 Clank I'm writing a story that deals with necrophilia. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:23:20 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_369877 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_369877 Elfmage7 I don't know about it in "romance" per say, but back when I was in high school a couple of my favorite books by V.C. Andrews had brother/sister in them, and their parents were a niece/uncle (which is alluded to during the series and later there was a book about them). The first book, or what was initially the first book, is called Flowers in the Attic with the second being Petals in the Wind. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:10:17 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_381724 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_381724 mirandakane I actually think I have seen the movie version of the books. I have never read the books myself though. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:59:10 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_382519 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_382519 reason00 I'm going to second Dawn's response. I read V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic as a teen. I thought the subject matter was very tactfully written. The relationship blossomed naturally from two young siblings being protective of each other and knowing they could only rely on each other...to them growing into mature teens who started to feel odd feelings toward one another. That kind of thing was shocking back then and I think it can be entertaining if it's written tastefully. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:50:50 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_402775 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_402775 Marietta In my story, incest was a somewhat relevant side-plot. My FMC "seduces" her father in attempts to blackmail information out of him. It fails miserably because he totally doesn't have an issue with it. Emotional breakdown ensues. And later, I play "rape" as a comedy. It's not rape really, no more than the Labor Day episode of 'Married... With Children' was. It's more like she just gets dead tired and he has unnatural stamina. You know, for the lawlz. But I don't go into detail. Later she finds out this guy, my MMC, is her cousin, and pretty much has been stalking her since the day they met. But not only that, he's also her half brother. Double whammy! However with him he actually loves her and stalks her to protect her, and because he's desperate for kindness. He's known she was his cousin from the beginning but didn't find out about the half sibling thing until later. That still didn't change how he felt about her. Should be noted he's Asexual, but romantic. Screw sibling stories (although I do enjoy those) and even cousin stories (although those are fun). I go for the taboo of all incest taboos... Father/daughter. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:02:06 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_896679 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_896679 UnicornEmma My story is about a polyamorous relationship, M/F/M. Not as taboo as incest, but still quite taboo. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:43:59 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_897498 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=1#forum_thread_comment_897498 xAbbiChanx The twins in my story were SUPPOSED to be a couple, but the way Lulu fights with Yael makes it seem like THEY'RE the couple. I'm still finding excuses to show that they're a couple, though X3 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:40:09 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=2#forum_thread_comment_928377 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=2#forum_thread_comment_928377 adora1983 Once again giving the plot away, but mine's about Brother/Sister... A bit like Flowers In The Attic in the romance away but not like the actual story, I do reference it as a bit of an injoke. It;s over 2 books and it does have a happy ending :) I've posted bits in the first chapter critique section of the forum. www,LilliAndTheMunsters.piczo.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:11:57 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1081294 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/romance/threads/15652?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1081294