forum Things You Want MORE Of In Books

Started January 21, 2019 by @HighPockets group

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I think you have a point.

Representation of minorities such as
Gender (Like NB genders)
Sexuality
Aro/Ace pleeeaaassseee (that kinda goes into sexuality but putting it there anyway)
People of color
Deaf/blind
Religion
Body positivity !!!!!
Autistic characters (I've not read many books with an autistic character)
Dyslexic, anxious, depressed
Any mental disorder actually
Physically disabled

There's so many but like here's a small list

This makes me think of Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard because:
Magnus is an atheist and pansexual
Hearth is deaf
Samirah and Amir are Muslim
Alex is gender fluid
And POC like Blitz and T.J. (expect Blitz isn’t human….)

Plus it’s amazing and addicting I read the first book in 5 days (it’s like 500 something pages) because it was so good! And Fierrochase is one of the cutest ships ever!!!

It would be so good if we had books where a lot of people didn't need an SO. It would be really good to make that a thing.

I've read Magnus Chase and it is really good!!

I think a lot of things that I'd like to see more of have been covered (I'm all for more rep and more books that don't revolve around romance).

Another thing I would like to see more of are books that take place somewhere outside of the US (Or in fantasies, that don't take place in a medieval Europe setting). Nothing against the states (or medieval Europe) but there's so many neat places out there that would be an awesome place for a setting. And especially with dystopias, a lot of the authors will take so many liberties that it hardly matters that it's set in the US (like, if Suzanne Collins had decided that the Hunger Games would take place in Russia, for example, probably not much would change).

I read a book that was set in Botswana once. It sucked, but reading about a country that I don't know a lot about and don't see represented in a lot of media was really refreshing and made the story (slightly) interesting. I really think that you could do a lot with a fantasy that's not based on medieval Europe. Like, a fantasy set in a rainforest? That would be so cool.

I had never thought of this but I agree 100%! Just imagine how cool it would be if we had a supply of good books in other places. We could learn so much!

im really tired of the love triangle but I do actually have some ideas on how to improve it

• a love triangle where it's one dude and two girls for a change
• make one of the characters gay, be it interest or main person
• make it gay and have 3 people of the same gender
• have the main person be bisexual or pansexual and have a crush on a girl and a guy
• make one or more of the people non-binary
• have two of them end up together when the third realises they're Asexual and or Aromantic
• make it a love rectangle like in Midsummer Night's Dream
• have the two interests realise they were interested in each other the whole time (can be paired w/ main realising they're Asexual or Aromantic or both!!)
• make sure the characters are well suited for each other, make it an actual choice
• have them all end up as friends in the end instead of making them date each other

^^^ Those all look like fun

im not sure if 'love rectangle' is the right phrase for Midsummer Nights Dream since there was like six+ people involved but like, more than just three people, have someone else have crushes on your crush and such, it's more interesting as long as there arent too many people involved lol

My first-ever full-length writing project (I was 12, and it was over 300 pages handwritten, an absolute disaster) had what I referred to as a "love whale." a bunch of people were involved, and when I tried to diagram it out, it ended up in the shape of a whale.

I love that term that's great!
you could say there was a whale lot of love to go around

I love that term that's great!
you could say there was a whale lot of love to go around

…DANG IT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE THAT MAKES BAD PUNS

Oof that's so good

• make it a love rectangle like in Midsummer Night's Dream

Please don't hurt your readers in this way.
I was Oberon so I started the love dodechahedron

• Love triangles that resolve by polyamory because the MC really does love both love interests
• Love triangle where the love interests have a connection (love, friendship, etc.) to add tension or actually make it a hecking love triangle
• Love triangle where the MC doesn't end up with either love interest, not necessarily because they're ace/aro, but because they realize that if they really loved P1, P2 wouldn't have caught their eye, and if they really loved P2, they'd have chosen P2 in the first place

Interesting.

Assassins! Who! Actually! Assassinate! People!

This a Sarah J Maas thing?

Yes
I just finished character sheets for 3 characters (one thief, one assassin, and one medic) and I just finished Six of Crows where we see the characters do bad things, not just hear about it, so I'm extra enthusiastic about wanting this right now.

• Love triangles that resolve by polyamory because the MC really does love both love interests
• Love triangle where the love interests have a connection (love, friendship, etc.) to add tension or actually make it a hecking love triangle
• Love triangle where the MC doesn't end up with either love interest, not necessarily because they're ace/aro, but because they realize that if they really loved P1, P2 wouldn't have caught their eye, and if they really loved P2, they'd have chosen P2 in the first place

Yes to all of these too!!

• Love triangles that resolve by polyamory because the MC really does love both love interests
• Love triangle where the love interests have a connection (love, friendship, etc.) to add tension or actually make it a hecking love triangle
• Love triangle where the MC doesn't end up with either love interest, not necessarily because they're ace/aro, but because they realize that if they really loved P1, P2 wouldn't have caught their eye, and if they really loved P2, they'd have chosen P2 in the first place

Yes to all of these too!!

Everyone always talks about how much love triangles suck, but I think if they're well-executed they can work well.
I have one (kind of?) on accident, where Character A has known Character B his whole life, but B doesn't return A's attraction. A then slowly falls in love with Character C after realizing that he and B don't have a chance together, and I think it's done well?

That is far better. But it has also to do with the actual writing as well as the plot. I know an author that I kind of like that is terrible at the romance she just did. Shannon Messenger

That sounds good to me. It seems like a genuine love plot that wasn't forced or anything and honestly as long as the characters have a healthy relationship and go well together then you have no complaints from me

Cool cool!

It also follows one of the ones you suggested Hobbit where Character A is bisexual, B is graysexual (hence why he doesn't return A's affection), and C is demiromantic-pansexual.