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Hello all,
I was just wondering - how excited would you be about a main character who is a lesbian? About a romance between two girls? But in a book that is not contemp fic, and where the LGBT themes are not the main issue.
My book follows all the norms of a typical mainstream/dystopian YA novel (action, kickass heroine, etc), right down to the romance that develops between the main character and a royal. The difference being, obviously, that both my MC and love interest are girls.
I just want to reiterate that other than the gender of my love interest, my YA novel does not differ unreasonably from any other YA mainstream novel. In the story the lesbian relationship is not a source of conflict, and the romance develops just as a straight one would in any other YA novel.
I ask this because I know that there's a huge lack of LGBTQ MCs in mainstream YA. I don't want to write for a niche LGBTQ audience, and I am not a contemporary fiction writer. But I also know (from lots of experience) that it can be hard to get invested in a romance when I myself have zero romantic connection with the love interest.
So, what's your opinion? Do you think you could fall in love with a romance that features a badass princess, instead of Hunky Brooding Prince Charming?
I was just wondering - how excited would you be about a main character who is a lesbian? About a romance between two girls? But in a book that is not contemp fic, and where the LGBT themes are not the main issue.
My book follows all the norms of a typical mainstream/dystopian YA novel (action, kickass heroine, etc), right down to the romance that develops between the main character and a royal. The difference being, obviously, that both my MC and love interest are girls.
I just want to reiterate that other than the gender of my love interest, my YA novel does not differ unreasonably from any other YA mainstream novel. In the story the lesbian relationship is not a source of conflict, and the romance develops just as a straight one would in any other YA novel.
I ask this because I know that there's a huge lack of LGBTQ MCs in mainstream YA. I don't want to write for a niche LGBTQ audience, and I am not a contemporary fiction writer. But I also know (from lots of experience) that it can be hard to get invested in a romance when I myself have zero romantic connection with the love interest.
So, what's your opinion? Do you think you could fall in love with a romance that features a badass princess, instead of Hunky Brooding Prince Charming?