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I'm writing a horror story, and I need a love note as a huge part of it. Unfortunately, I'm clueless about romance and I have no idea what it should say. Any suggestions?

You're writing a horror story that requires a love note, but you don't know anything about romance.

The answer to this problem is...don't write the story. Stick to what you KNOW (or can fake convincingly).

Jamie_rocks wrote:I'm writing a horror story, and I need a love note as a huge part of it. Unfortunately, I'm clueless about romance and I have no idea what it should say. Any suggestions?

Have the character read the love note and react to the love note. You don't have to put what's actually written down, usually, unless you're Jane Austen and can pull off that stuff.

ok, thanks

I think if it's supposed to be menacing, put something like: "I was in your house today..."

If it's supposed to be reassuring, do something like this: "I hope to see you again for coffee. But let's have it away from your place..."

You need something to have that 'ahhhhh' vibe. Same for the previous example--you need something like 'oh, [bleep] what happened?' or 'uh-oh!'

Hope this helps!

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Okay thanks.

Actually, it's a note written from an admirer that just revealed herself.

But that helps. Thanks!

You could try watching the notebook and see if you get any ideas. I know this isn't as helpful but its all I can offer. ( I don't know romance either )

I agree that you should stick to what you know, but certainly you must know a bit of romance. Just imagine what you might write to the person you admire. That will help make it sound genuine and realistic. And you can always get friends to read it and let you know whether it sounds contrived or has too many cliches...

Good luck!