tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692850990505834120.post694280211821969022..comments2022-11-11T01:59:43.437-08:00Comments on B: Why Authors Write Love TrianglesRachel Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558300529910254645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692850990505834120.post-83123641639380991522011-07-27T19:21:18.599-07:002011-07-27T19:21:18.599-07:00hmm... good point. I always wondered what it was a...hmm... good point. I always wondered what it was about love triangles that even though we use them over and over, we don't get sick of them, but i think you just said it! its because its an experience, not a topic, and it definitely happens in real life. thanks for sharing!Rachel Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558300529910254645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692850990505834120.post-83967451210755635642011-07-27T15:46:13.974-07:002011-07-27T15:46:13.974-07:00To me, things like werewolves and vampires are top...To me, things like werewolves and vampires are topics, whereas love is a theme. Topics get old, and come in and out of fashion. Falling in love is part of the human experience.<br /><br />Themes like love, freedom, truth, courage, pain and suffering, and family and friendship really aren't going to get overused as long as people are still alive. <br /><br />As far as triangles? Men fight over women. Women fight over men (boy howdy do they.) You have to have at least one to be the prize and two to compete for it. It naturally lends itself to a love triangle at the least, and most authors don't want to tackle a love octagon with footnotes--even if it's more true to real life.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.com