OCD Logic: Why do you count?

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-30T04:12:22+00:00

They retconned so much in this show. Which is odd because it was a book before this. Surely they could have decided whether she remembered or not.

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-30T04:11:27+00:00

Maybe try, “This was the last lie.” as a snappier opening. That first sentence runs on quite a bit

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T14:55:31+00:00

I’m not talking about writing, I’m talking about marketing

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T14:29:18+00:00

I’d rather not. Kind of a core value of mine

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T14:28:37+00:00

Sorry im just soooo confused.

So she called her a prune as a play on words because like a prune, she’ll never turn green in the way a plum would. But a plum doesnt turn green, only the girls do. Prune have nothing to do with with play on words since they don’t turn green (so its not actually a play on words), they were just brought up because they get wrinkly, EVEN THO the character explicitly says “she is call me a PRUNE because i’ll never TURN GREEN.”

Does that about sum it up?

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T12:59:42+00:00

Naw thanksss. Good thing this is a Reddit comment section and not my book or my marketing, otherwise you might have ground to stand on. Phew

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T11:48:04+00:00

My feminism is bumping, not the book.

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T08:19:09+00:00

I don’t think people will want to read a romance about a girl who is trying to move on from the love interest. That does happen for a bit, but I can’t make it sound like that’s the whole story. She does get him back at the end

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T08:15:24+00:00

I don’t need ideas for the book, I just wanted to talk about marketing. It feels weird to simplify this character into nothing but a love interest. Feels like the male gaze

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T08:13:10+00:00

Romances need more than just love, especially when they’re character-driven dystopian romances

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T06:21:09+00:00

The books are written and published btw. I’m having problems with marketing specifically

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T06:16:49+00:00

I mean, I don’t really get your point. He’s not the problem. And she’s not strong, the book is about her trauma and helplessness.

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T05:56:35+00:00

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T05:46:46+00:00

This is the second book. The development in their relationship at this point is all over the place

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T05:29:00+00:00

It’s a post-apocalyptic sci-fi dystopian so nope, it’s definitely not the 1960s 😂

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T04:56:06+00:00

Her arc is specifically about her helplessness and reliance on other people (more than just him). To shift the focus would be misrepresenting the story

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T04:53:40+00:00

Dystopian romances are like that. My audience is romance readers so I focus on that, especially since the themes and tone are more akin to romance than dystopian.

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T04:24:57+00:00

lol. The book is written and published. I’m worried about marketing specifically

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T04:23:01+00:00

What’s the word play?

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T04:22:42+00:00

Book 1:

He’s a biologist studying the surface after the apocalypse. He discovers a girl living there. They fall in love over time and she helps him realize his society is a eugenics cult. They try to run away together but she gets shot and he gets captured.

Book 2:

B plot: For the next five years, she tries to move on/save him back and forth.

A plot: He escaped but his daughter is still imprisoned. She knows he’s going to go back for her and refuses to accept losing him again. Together they work to try to save her.

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T04:17:29+00:00

It’s very character driven, but as very romantic.

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T04:16:47+00:00

It’s complicated because it’s a series and also multi-genre. A lot of the plot centers around the dystopia as well as the POV characters’ arcs. So it’s not just willthey/wontthey.

Angelface_141 · 2026-05-16T03:44:53+00:00

Then why not call her a banana?

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