tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post219699712645994983..comments2024-02-17T10:37:34.839-08:00Comments on Ramblings of a Romance Writing Mama...: A minor epiphany!Rachael Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-60463911475650035792009-07-26T21:29:11.433-07:002009-07-26T21:29:11.433-07:00Hi Rach - am coming in late but am soooooo happy y...Hi Rach - am coming in late but am soooooo happy you posted this.<br /><br />I've been needing a reason to get my H&H together :) Bingo - thanks for that - you've made my day :DJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130188336792394554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-9971716042355323802009-07-21T04:43:28.405-07:002009-07-21T04:43:28.405-07:00Thanks Elisabeth - I love that book. In fact, I...Thanks Elisabeth - I love that book. In fact, I'm a fan of all Crusie's stuff!! Do you have a blog? Would love to reciprocate the visit :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-31155621191313369142009-07-21T02:55:17.418-07:002009-07-21T02:55:17.418-07:00IMHO, one of the best examples of why a couple are...IMHO, one of the best examples of why a couple are just right for each other is demonstrated very clearly in Jennifer Crusie's story 'Anyone But You'. The reader can see right from the beginning that these two should be together, and are rooting for them all the way through to resolve their differences and get their HEA.<br /><br />A shining example methinks of what we should all be aspiring to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-13199291891938689192009-07-20T06:17:04.562-07:002009-07-20T06:17:04.562-07:00Yay J-A - so lovely to see ya here!Yay J-A - so lovely to see ya here!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-11561923991356679042009-07-19T21:15:40.239-07:002009-07-19T21:15:40.239-07:00hey rach
totally agree... :)if they don't ...hey rach<br /><br />totally agree... :)if they don't 'complete' each other.. then what is the point of getting through the conflicts....<br /><br /><br />j-aAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153017286794711645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-68430989832422990942009-07-19T16:36:49.528-07:002009-07-19T16:36:49.528-07:00I love that line out of 'Jerry Maguire' wh...I love that line out of 'Jerry Maguire' where Tom Cruise says to Renee..."You complete me." I guess that is what makes from great chemistry, when the two halves make a whole. And I agree with you Rachel, we spend all our time trying to work out how to keep the hero and heroine apart we forget what melds them together.Felicity Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285168151576800484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-35278826932257512792009-07-19T06:23:58.915-07:002009-07-19T06:23:58.915-07:00Bit late coming in here but I agree with Jackie - ...Bit late coming in here but I agree with Jackie - I think if both H&h have something that enables the other to grow, characterwise, then that's a good thing. I think opposites can attract so I personally think the need/character growth angle is what I prefer to focus on, rather than common interests.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619384647331952483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-44447244764106737622009-07-19T04:54:22.757-07:002009-07-19T04:54:22.757-07:00Jackie - fab point about them being perfect for ea...Jackie - fab point about them being perfect for each other cos they have what the other is missing!! <br /><br />Erica - thanks for popping by and also for recommending I delve into Angela's book, which has been sitting on my shelf unread for far too long :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-86582737720878831562009-07-18T04:01:23.031-07:002009-07-18T04:01:23.031-07:00Off topic here, but I'm loving that book by An...Off topic here, but I'm loving that book by Angela Knight!Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-61697704949439954132009-07-18T02:52:39.188-07:002009-07-18T02:52:39.188-07:00Agree that this is often forgotten in an effort to...Agree that this is often forgotten in an effort to concentrate on conflict, conflict, conflict... If it's all conflict and no connection, how can the relationship ever work, beyond the initial attraction?<br /><br />In her book 'Passionate Ink', Angela Knight calls it 'why they complete each other' -- the reason that she, and only she, is the right woman for him, and vice versa.Erica Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450003467988908406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-57688401848711823262009-07-18T02:25:45.951-07:002009-07-18T02:25:45.951-07:00It's very interesting. I've always been s...It's very interesting. I've always been so focused on the conflict. MUST HAVE CONFLICT!!! kind of hysterical chant while I write but I very rarely stop to figure out what they have in common. I develop them as characters but separately... hmmm today's going to be a long day :)Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-79628755750474150462009-07-17T22:41:48.218-07:002009-07-17T22:41:48.218-07:00I think there would have to be some driving force ...I think there would have to be some driving force - conflict - internal and external, that is keeping the H/H apart who would clearly otherwise be together. Whether or not they have loads of similar interests, or are more in the vein of 'opposites attract' I'm not sure it really matters? I think it's how strong and believable the writing is, how believable the characters are, that make any given situation work?Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-66753646684510273182009-07-17T22:24:11.154-07:002009-07-17T22:24:11.154-07:00This is wierd.
I was having trouble all week wi...This is wierd. <br /><br />I was having trouble all week with a couple of scenes, namely getting the h&h from simply being attaracted to each other to them sleeping together. <br /><br />I wrote and re wrote the scenes a number of times and each time, it felt wrong. My last attempt is still slightly more on target, but the reason why this is weird is because of HOW they turned out.<br /><br />1. The hero layed out reasons why the heroine should consider his proposal for a fling by pointing out what he could give her (and therefore what she has never been able to get from any other man).<br />2. Whilst considering his somewhat indencent proposal, the heroine considers what they have in common (ie reasons they SHOULD be together). <br /><br />So in a long winded way, what I am trying to say is I think you girls are right on the money!Janette Radevskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140603619822092121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-91361451244755903752009-07-17T22:23:31.903-07:002009-07-17T22:23:31.903-07:00Great post Rach!
I think you're talking about ...Great post Rach!<br />I think you're talking about 2 things?<br />There's the something in common thing... ie the disney, and then there's additional things that they bring to the relationship. More like what jakie was talking about.<br />Not sure i've done well with the thing in common - a kid? Is that enough?<br />Thanks for the interesting post!!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361625262702807831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-76248903623802961002009-07-17T21:41:45.725-07:002009-07-17T21:41:45.725-07:00I agree with you, Rach. Yep, it needs to be more t...I agree with you, Rach. Yep, it needs to be more than just great sex and a hot body! <br /><br />I have taken to thinking about this too. In my Feel the Heat entry that I rewrote, there are reasons why they initially like each other and get on well - he likes her determination and she likes his wit. But the reason they're PERFECT for each other is that he learns how happy having a home makes him, while she learns that home is more than just four walls and her own things around her. Those are things that each is missing at the beginning of the story, that they figure out at the end.<br /><br />In other words, the hero, due to his life experience or the kind of person he is, has something the heroine needs, that she can't get or hasn't got from any other man, that makes him perfect for her in the end. She may not know this at the beginning of the story but will figure it out. And of course this goes for the heroine having something that hero needs too. <br /><br />As if internal conflict wasn't enough!Jackie Ashendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564893115525415518noreply@blogger.com