tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post5582313833584841306..comments2024-02-17T10:37:34.839-08:00Comments on Ramblings of a Romance Writing Mama...: The trouble with MY heroes...Rachael Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-30327171304510777602010-03-18T11:35:00.440-07:002010-03-18T11:35:00.440-07:00Ooh! Yay! Glad it helps a bit. I like to ramble be...Ooh! Yay! Glad it helps a bit. I like to ramble because I figure something in there might spark an idea...(plus I'm a big fan of hero torture, so I really like piling it on them like that...)Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852983445607331991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-47230313197210014512010-03-18T04:17:12.833-07:002010-03-18T04:17:12.833-07:00Aw thanks so much Lacey - you sure do know how to ...Aw thanks so much Lacey - you sure do know how to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-70341663380294242872010-03-18T04:16:16.965-07:002010-03-18T04:16:16.965-07:00I LOVED your stream-of-consciousness Maisey - good...I LOVED your stream-of-consciousness Maisey - good stuff! I had had that the teen had been with him for a good few years but you've got me thinking that maybe he should have just been landed with her. Hmmm?!?!?<br /><br />And sizebyl could definitely be a new hero word :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-42314608634219785282010-03-18T04:14:01.367-07:002010-03-18T04:14:01.367-07:00Thanks Joanne - I'm so BAD at this polar oppos...Thanks Joanne - I'm so BAD at this polar opposite stuff :) but you are so right!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-724595637911874202010-03-17T23:49:53.850-07:002010-03-17T23:49:53.850-07:00I'm soo late in commenting but I just wanted t...I'm soo late in commenting but I just wanted to say how much I love the plot Rach!Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-20476762243934746622010-03-17T12:47:22.038-07:002010-03-17T12:47:22.038-07:00Protection is a must in this day and age, Jackie.....Protection is a must in this day and age, Jackie...Oh, sorry, I got confused. <br /><br />Security word is sizebyl. :-D Is your hero sizebyl??Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852983445607331991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-89970988562940090892010-03-17T12:28:55.331-07:002010-03-17T12:28:55.331-07:00Hey, I like your idea, Maisey! Lol! I reckon he...Hey, I like your idea, Maisey! Lol! I reckon he'd want to provide a safe home for the teenager - maybe she hasn't been safe in the past? - so he's all about protection...Jackie Ashendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564893115525415518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-34141450793501842172010-03-17T11:19:08.258-07:002010-03-17T11:19:08.258-07:00Wow...I just made your hero all angsty angry..Wow...I just made your hero all angsty angry..Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852983445607331991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-21599568380524685212010-03-17T11:18:28.738-07:002010-03-17T11:18:28.738-07:00Hmmm...bear with me I get stream of consciousy whe...Hmmm...bear with me I get stream of consciousy when I brainstorm, ask my CPs. <br /><br />How has her leaving affected him? Maybe his goals have changed. Maybe he's more interested now in making money, shutting off emotion (yeah, I write Presents okay...) and now he has this girl to care for, likely emotional upheaval that went with that, plus his sexxy exxy ex is back in town. Maybe his goal is getting his life back into that comfort zone he's made for himself, but he can't because there's so much emotion tangled up in both women who seem to be changing him, and his life, in profound ways he's not quite ready to deal with. He just wants to earn green and sell cows and never deal with all that CRAP the h put him through ever again!!! <br /><br />Whew...Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852983445607331991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-40455386473372728652010-03-17T06:53:25.568-07:002010-03-17T06:53:25.568-07:00Could you make the girl the problem between the tw...Could you make the girl the problem between the two of them? The reason your heroine comes back is because of the child? Make them both want the same thing so they have something to really butt their heads against each other for.<br /><br />Maybe their best highschool friends left a will stipulating your H&h be guardians of the child?<br /><br />His goal needs to be either polar opposite to hers or better still, make them fight for the same thing ... but against each other :-)Joanne Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495716093866749521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-76779492647260264182010-03-17T04:26:12.706-07:002010-03-17T04:26:12.706-07:00Sally - thanks for the input - I LOVE the leading ...Sally - thanks for the input - I LOVE the leading her astray bit! But she really has to be a teen for what I have in store :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-36324335727941381412010-03-17T04:07:07.013-07:002010-03-17T04:07:07.013-07:00Janette - I'm an English teacher and didn'...Janette - I'm an English teacher and didn't even notice your spelling error until you pointed it out. Good questions about the cattleman - i'll have to dig deeper!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-13906522661128681452010-03-17T04:04:53.342-07:002010-03-17T04:04:53.342-07:00Hey Rhian - so lovely to see you again - lol!! Act...Hey Rhian - so lovely to see you again - lol!! Actually I think you are on the money - made me think about deepening what I already had. The heroine is an actress you see and the teen idolizes her and wants to be like her. So the hero could be scared that the heroine will encourage the teen to flee the nest before finishing school to pursue a drama career! Ta!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-10817344588849685832010-03-17T04:01:21.997-07:002010-03-17T04:01:21.997-07:00Could the teenager be younger? Maybe under 10? If ...Could the teenager be younger? Maybe under 10? If she's nine, then you could have sorts of fun. The heroine could think she's his daughter by another woman and be jealous. His life goal could be to bring the child up properly, and she could be 'leading her astray'Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-84430407755276367002010-03-17T02:35:56.123-07:002010-03-17T02:35:56.123-07:00PS - ignore my poor spelling OK? But by now that s...PS - ignore my poor spelling OK? But by now that should not surprise you...Janette Radevskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140603619822092121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-58889850043844674032010-03-17T02:34:47.741-07:002010-03-17T02:34:47.741-07:00Hmmm How's about he make it his life goal lin...Hmmm How's about he make it his life goal linked to something deep in his past, that way, even without the heroine, its stll there BUT her being around exascerbates it. What is it? Not sure, but perjhaps it has something to do with him being a cattleman - why is he a cattleman - his choice of familial obligation?? Does he resent her, for not just leaving him but leaving the town, perhaps he resents her freedom to leave without ties??? Or just ignore all this gibberish, am sure others will have some great ideas...Janette Radevskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140603619822092121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-33781041412919854272010-03-16T23:51:49.263-07:002010-03-16T23:51:49.263-07:00Hey Rach.
Is it possible your heroine (unknown to ...Hey Rach.<br />Is it possible your heroine (unknown to her of course) be able to take the teenage girl (who we're sure he's very attached to) from him?<br />Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com