tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post7603560771496458554..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Heros...I'm too sexy for my belly rolls!Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-42631403278805504072011-09-10T00:53:03.839-04:002011-09-10T00:53:03.839-04:00I so agree with you...lol
I don't care about ...I so agree with you...lol <br />I don't care about a little paunch, but a regular bath or shower is must! Half way decent manners, and no objectifying self while smacking down the female species.<br />I love mine just the way he is...imperfect as I am...*S*<br />Thanks for awesome post!<br /><br />Darcy<br />pommawolf @hotmail.comPommawolf Emeraldwolfeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461210717200887476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-27712947788575955922011-09-09T20:14:04.170-04:002011-09-09T20:14:04.170-04:00I've thought about this for a while. If the ro...I've thought about this for a while. If the romance novel I'm currently co-writing with my pal Liz Reynolds,I'm gonna insist the Prince Charming dude have some major flaws, as almost all men have. Btw I love TTW +2. It is easily the most interesting and well-written blog I've found, and I'm not just saying that to suck up.Lowell W. Eatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-88677352797850488962011-09-09T07:34:05.935-04:002011-09-09T07:34:05.935-04:00Dude, he can have a paunch but he can't be unw...Dude, he can have a paunch but he can't be unwashed. Plus it's in the wording.<br /><br />Reptiley lips - Think "Wicked quirk of his lips as they stretched into a smile."<br /><br />doughy, jiggly paunch - "He filled her arms, feeling solid and comforting against her."<br /><br />and then there are the sugar tits and bubble boobs. No hero says stuff like that.<br /><brMia Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674765897555195383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-19317567373052131542011-09-08T10:34:45.598-04:002011-09-08T10:34:45.598-04:00Love it. I've written a bald hero and won an a...Love it. I've written a bald hero and won an award for the book, so I think that one worked. I've written a short hero, one of my early books, and he still gets fan mail. Gray hairs, check. Otherwise, yeah, I'm as bad as anyone else. I do give them flaws, or try, but they're usually good-looking.Cindy Spencer Papehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-19536770028637663002011-09-08T02:17:17.016-04:002011-09-08T02:17:17.016-04:00Hi, Allie,
I'm a bit late here but I did want...Hi, Allie,<br /><br />I'm a bit late here but I did want to comment on your hilarious post.<br /><br />You've gone out of your way to make your parody hero disgusting. However, I've written a lot of heroes who were far from perfect physically. Probably my favorite is Rick Martell in Ruby's Rules. He's short, kind of wiry, with overly long, kind of messy hair and a droopy "Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-73227114883235815292011-09-08T01:53:57.296-04:002011-09-08T01:53:57.296-04:00Let's try this one more time :) thank you to e...Let's try this one more time :) thank you to everyone for your awesome comments and insights. I enjoy hearing everyone's opinions and views. So this weeks winner ny random finger poking is Liz! Liz, sent me your book choice at allie@allie-Standifer.comAllie Standiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400647367316594875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-38461949610358824342011-09-07T21:55:40.911-04:002011-09-07T21:55:40.911-04:00Most excellent post! Yes, you (and me too) often w...Most excellent post! Yes, you (and me too) often write about curvy girls yet they are clean, well groomed/dressed and remember to use their deodorant! LOL. I DO agree with you that we sometimes make our heroes too perfect. I guess it's because we are writing to women and that's the fantasy. Still...I soooo admired Suzanne Brockman when one of her badass heroes was a man in his 40's Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-39538638396319033482011-09-07T20:39:16.792-04:002011-09-07T20:39:16.792-04:00That is great. But I must say that I enjoy reading...That is great. But I must say that I enjoy reading about women who are not perfect (much like me) who still get the smokin hot guy. Nice fantasy for me, lol.<br />June M.<br />manning_j2004 at yahoo dot comJune M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14929817630779731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-53979927060459415812011-09-07T20:10:02.449-04:002011-09-07T20:10:02.449-04:00The thing about the "perfect" hero is he...The thing about the "perfect" hero is he always has to be broken and the heroine fixes him. So I figure, he has to work out because he is so broken. And, they are often described as all hard edges or not quite beautiful but "perfect" in the heroines eyes. So maybe, "perfect" is more in the eye of the beholder than we think. I know I fill in the blanks to make theJen B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04737375224830943067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-89099642312875738922011-09-07T18:12:18.789-04:002011-09-07T18:12:18.789-04:00I don't know . . . I've read stories wher...I don't know . . . I've read stories where the heroes are geeky pasty white guys and they are still sexy.<br /><br />Sexy is in the eye of the beholder. <br /><br />But let's face it, we want to be carried away by fantasy. We don't want a guy who leaves his dirty laundry on the floor or the toilet seat up, no matter how good he looks.<br />Seriously the fact that a size 12 is VenusBookluvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834883038862865680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-21365977441999442762011-09-07T17:31:05.828-04:002011-09-07T17:31:05.828-04:00Wow, that's some serious opions, gang! I agree...Wow, that's some serious opions, gang! I agree with pretty much everyone of you too. There are different plots for different characters. I will admit here & now you will never see one of my heroines smaller than a size 10. I just can't write it since I'm the fluffy type :)<br /><br />Liz, go for it :)<br /><br />Yes, the men around us are flawed and we love them more for it. But Allie Standiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400647367316594875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-23528974298305779702011-09-07T17:12:15.075-04:002011-09-07T17:12:15.075-04:00I read a really cute book this week in which the s...I read a really cute book this week in which the secondary leading man was tiny, with a head too big for his body. The heroine's best friend fell madly in love with him. Love it when someone not-so-perfect wins. But, as Cathy said, we write fantasy. That's why the male fantasy hero James Bond loves and leaves all the beautiful women.Caroline Clemmonshttp://www.carolineclemmons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-48848611420912058022011-09-07T16:23:11.854-04:002011-09-07T16:23:11.854-04:00LMFAO!!! Too, too funny you are, Allie!! Personall...LMFAO!!! Too, too funny you are, Allie!! Personally, I don't like touching overly buff men. Now looking with thine eyes at such creations are a different matter. There are those, men and women, who are blessed naturally, and then there are those who work their asses off for such a physique. I am neither. I am what I am, love me or leave me. <br /><br />As for the double standard in hero vs Elecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373715481889497869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-86298539140856407832011-09-07T16:05:53.690-04:002011-09-07T16:05:53.690-04:00You crack me up.... the dialog made me think of a ...You crack me up.... the dialog made me think of a prostitute being paid to act like her customer is a stud. And I think that very thought is exactly what you are getting at. We don't expect much of men, so sad but true. <br />We know that if a man chooses, he can look past a woman's physical flaws and find the beautiful creature she truly is. But I think we are afraid if we look too deep Anna Williamsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-47954680131945527852011-09-07T14:36:02.119-04:002011-09-07T14:36:02.119-04:00Bubble boobs! Sugar tits!
ROFLMAOBubble boobs! Sugar tits! <br />ROFLMAOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-8699410436565792732011-09-07T14:14:24.689-04:002011-09-07T14:14:24.689-04:00ROFLMAO!
In my upcoming book, I have a substance ...ROFLMAO!<br /><br />In my upcoming book, I have a substance abuse counselor talking about how her Wall Street-type ex-boyfriends didn't make her as happy as her current husband, a country-bumpkin-type. Just goes to show, who we think is our 'ideal man' isn't always the case:)Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-24293852920696187912011-09-07T14:07:09.113-04:002011-09-07T14:07:09.113-04:00OMG! This post was way too funny! I don't ac...OMG! This post was way too funny! I don't actually expect my heroes to always have a 6/8 pack and be tall, strong and gorgeous..I'm perfectly okay if a writer wants to write a normal guy next door type hero...and while I'll admit there are the occasional Rubenesque type heroines...realiztically...most of them are tall, thin and gorgeous or short, thin and stacked...so I don't Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014532086588713464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-78225808337797769952011-09-07T13:52:42.312-04:002011-09-07T13:52:42.312-04:00Well, we must all be on the same wave length.
I p...Well, we must all be on the same wave length.<br /><br />I posted the very same thought on my blog a couple of weeks ago. <br /><br />I'd ALMOST changed my hero into a ripped dude to make him more 'marketable', then thought....NO!...he is NOT ripped. Let him be who he is. <br /><br />And I was so upset that I almost DID yield to the social pressure of ripped bodies that I blogged C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-29266401945530674562011-09-07T13:31:37.574-04:002011-09-07T13:31:37.574-04:00Oh My F$@#ing God.
Absolutely hilarious. May I p...Oh My F$@#ing God. <br />Absolutely hilarious. May I promo on FB?<br />too bad, I am.<br />just perfect...<br />thanks<br />LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182147051413946727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-85791426642959439772011-09-07T13:13:51.833-04:002011-09-07T13:13:51.833-04:00LOL! Love the cartoon:) Great post and I've of...LOL! Love the cartoon:) Great post and I've often wondered the same thing but when all is said and done I think as readers we identify with the heroine and we want to be able to attract that "perfect" hero. It's fiction, it's fantasy and it's my feel good fix:)Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-76705097389576332642011-09-07T13:05:41.721-04:002011-09-07T13:05:41.721-04:00*as I wipe Dr. Pepper from...everywhere* My stomac...*as I wipe Dr. Pepper from...everywhere* My stomach hurts! I haven't cried like that over a hero in decades!!!<br /><br />Now to 'fix' you Allie. If romance, the industry in general, had a predominant target of gay women our h/h would be reversed. As it is average women is the target. They want to connect and feel empathy/sympathy for the h, but in realistic thinking, it's those Calisa Rhosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743891437445099016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-21171239766664685132011-09-07T12:28:51.780-04:002011-09-07T12:28:51.780-04:00OK, the first part qualifies for TMI, LOL. Howeve...OK, the first part qualifies for TMI, LOL. However - you've made a fantastic point. I honestly get tired of perfect heroes. We don't have to go to the extreme you have (to make your point) but, a bit more realism is good.<br />I have to say, Tyler White, a hero I wrote, needed to lose ten pounds, and though he still had great hair, he kept checking for the signs of a bald spot on the Lynne Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156587180087372120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-6271545580949398942011-09-07T12:21:25.746-04:002011-09-07T12:21:25.746-04:00Great post, as usual Allie!Great post, as usual Allie!Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-83399252643585260052011-09-07T12:21:07.787-04:002011-09-07T12:21:07.787-04:00Now see, my hubby isn't perfect and frankly, I...Now see, my hubby isn't perfect and frankly, I'm tired of the perfect man. Yes, do I like the average Chippendale dancer? You bet, but in fiction, it gets redundant.Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-50634171742924586712011-09-07T11:46:49.907-04:002011-09-07T11:46:49.907-04:00That was waaaay to funny, and entirely too accurat...That was waaaay to funny, and entirely too accurate. I've often wondered why it was that way. <br /><br />Looking around me, I see a lot of good looking men, none of them perfect and I can see them for what they are and I LIKE THEM! So why can't I accept them in my books... its simple. Because this is my fantasy life and I don't want a flawed fantasy, no matter how flawed I am myself.Cathy (Corbin) Keevillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571315986805503625noreply@blogger.com