tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post4308333773752414203..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: My Soapbox WeekendCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-87697084825308168872011-01-29T14:31:37.003-05:002011-01-29T14:31:37.003-05:00Hiya Hales,
Sorry I missed your comment on bloggi...Hiya Hales,<br /><br />Sorry I missed your comment on blogging day. I've been up to my eyeballs in promotion for BCC and just now taking a breather. <br /><br />Glad the lesson on characterization is working for you. And yep, keep it true to your Alpha persona for sure.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-10583931089314987052011-01-25T15:31:44.926-05:002011-01-25T15:31:44.926-05:00Great insight! Yeah Alphas are def a tough bunch t...Great insight! Yeah Alphas are def a tough bunch to write, but then again so are demons :)<br /><br />It was an interesting ride writing Orobus and defining demonic characteristics and the Sadistic Leader who did have a soft spot so to speak. <br /><br />I love your posts because they can relate to so many diff situations and I have that lesson you did on character traits and flaws and Haleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052968394434407915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-62227604953181468322011-01-24T22:07:44.517-05:002011-01-24T22:07:44.517-05:00Loooove Zsadist, Brindle. To me just a perfect alp...Loooove Zsadist, Brindle. To me just a perfect alpha.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-48390542100609959042011-01-24T22:06:35.877-05:002011-01-24T22:06:35.877-05:00Great insight as always, Tess. I agree with you. W...Great insight as always, Tess. I agree with you. Women read romance for the fantasy and an 'alpha' hero wouldn't run around blubbering all over the place. Don't see it. I DON'T have a problem however with the alpha hero feeling things deeply. It just works when an author lets the reader in on his bone deep goodness as a person but keeps the heroine guessing. Must say though I Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-43897367798463116532011-01-24T20:10:58.478-05:002011-01-24T20:10:58.478-05:00Thanks, Laura. You're good, girlie and have a ...Thanks, Laura. You're good, girlie and have a real understanding of that great big ole Alpha yourself.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-72752654525204172552011-01-24T20:10:08.455-05:002011-01-24T20:10:08.455-05:00Well, Brindle, we sort of agree. Alpha heroes in r...Well, Brindle, we sort of agree. Alpha heroes in romance writing should not cry. Their eyes can mist over, moisten, they can avert their gaze, you can show how heartbroken they are with action and internal thought and narrative, but he can't cry.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-62515004477349279062011-01-24T20:07:03.812-05:002011-01-24T20:07:03.812-05:00Hi Fiona,
I've written a Latin hero and yes, ...Hi Fiona,<br /><br />I've written a Latin hero and yes, I like the fire in their belly, so to speak. But still...an Alpha is an Alpha regardless of culture. I have to keep writing my Alphas without tears, lol, regardless of where he was born.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-53034553711827550812011-01-24T20:05:39.136-05:002011-01-24T20:05:39.136-05:00You're right, Debbie. I don't believe in i...You're right, Debbie. I don't believe in it. Keeping the Alpha true to himself is one of the major elements to writing romance. There is a reason we distinguish between Alpha and Beta heroes. You can't have it both ways. If you try, then characterization just isn't believable.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-15532025232693931382011-01-24T19:56:57.158-05:002011-01-24T19:56:57.158-05:00Love your blog, Tess! And I really liked your exam...Love your blog, Tess! And I really liked your examples of Alpha vs. Beta. I found myself also thinking that it was all how they each justified what they did. Very interesting. Enjoyed it! :-)Laura G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924762936902862532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-71858863741896369312011-01-24T17:19:49.525-05:002011-01-24T17:19:49.525-05:00You didn't think you could sneak a post about ...You didn't think you could sneak a post about Alpha males without me chiming in did ya? Hehehe<br /><br />I think you hit the nail on the head, especially comparing the Beta to the Alpha dealing with remorse. A couple nuances. An Alpha, in moments of peaking emotion, can certainly cry... BUT ONLY FOR THE HEROINE. There is no way he'd blubber in front of everyone. Even a beta would be Brindle Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418376822874625493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-72580638237307093982011-01-24T14:09:21.042-05:002011-01-24T14:09:21.042-05:00I think it can be a cultural thing also. In my Re...I think it can be a cultural thing also. In my Reyes Romances, the alpha heroes are Hispanic, and that allows for fiery emotional responses. It also allows for the alpha dude, once he's been tamed and his wife has his first baby, to tear up occasionally. After all, she has connected him to his own humanity and he shows her over and over, just HOW grateful he is! ;-DFiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-57076932354975495192011-01-24T12:44:30.543-05:002011-01-24T12:44:30.543-05:00Hmmmm. I still think it's okay to have your Al...Hmmmm. I still think it's okay to have your Alpha cry. Not snotty nosed blubering, but a tear or two on his cheek, and only if he thinks he's lost the heroine. <br />That is the only time I think it's okay for an Alpha to cry. Remorse for taking a life, of course, but he wouldn't cry.<br />And, it depends on the Alpha and the situation whether he would let the heroine see his Debbie Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488684854114890419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-3695854722918004362011-01-24T12:15:55.254-05:002011-01-24T12:15:55.254-05:00hahahahahahaha our brain is on the same wavelength...hahahahahahaha our brain is on the same wavelength then. <br /><br />I know you like your Betas and that's fine. I just love my Alphas as you well know. <br /><br />And thank you for the kudos. The countdown is on, isn't it girlie? lolTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-13540174206404411022011-01-24T11:26:46.298-05:002011-01-24T11:26:46.298-05:00I can't get a handle on writing true alphas, a...I can't get a handle on writing true alphas, as you know. I wrote an article about it this morning actually, and mentioned you being the one who knows her alphas. LOL! Spooky!<br /><br />Yay on the nomination!<br /><br />:o)Natalie Daehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369259206273465746noreply@blogger.com