Comments on: Writerly Wednesday - Heroes And Heroines http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/05/30/writerly-wednesday-heroes-and-heroines/ A seduction in words Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Michele http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/05/30/writerly-wednesday-heroes-and-heroines/#comment-15725 Michele Wed, 30 May 2007 17:30:14 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/05/30/writerly-wednesday-heroes-and-heroines/#comment-15725 Of your list, the only ones' I've read are Jenn Crusie, Linda Howard and Susan E Philips. The most fav cliche lately is the one with Sam Starrett and Alyssa Locke in Suzanne Brockmann's book. He thinks he's doing the right and noble thing, which has him not getting the girl he loves, not realizing that doing the right thing isn't always what it seems. We can be victims of our formulative years and unless we dig into the situation as adults and get adult understanding we can make erroneous choices. Boy, did he ever! LOL The worst? It wasn't comtempoary Female has a destiny. Was told not to fall in love. She does. He dies. BY HER HAND. For the other guy who treats her like crap from moment one ... you get the hint that at some point in the series, he will be the one she'll fall in love with because he is "like her" and works within the same destiny,therefore are fated to be. But we're supposed to care about her enough to follow the series to find out Sheesh! If I can tell what is going to happen within the first three chapters, even so far as to figure out where the series is going to lead, why read it? I didn't . I don't like those scenarios. Never have,never will. Of your list, the only ones’ I’ve read are Jenn Crusie, Linda Howard and Susan E Philips.
The most fav cliche lately is the one with Sam Starrett and Alyssa Locke in Suzanne Brockmann’s book. He thinks he’s doing the right and noble thing, which has him not getting the girl he loves, not realizing that doing the right thing isn’t always what it seems. We can be victims of our formulative years and unless we dig into the situation as adults and get adult understanding we can make erroneous choices. Boy, did he ever! LOL

The worst?
It wasn’t comtempoary

Female has a destiny. Was told not to fall in love. She does. He dies. BY HER HAND.
For the other guy who treats her like crap from moment one … you get the hint that at some point in the series, he will be the one she’ll fall in love with because he is “like her” and works within the same destiny,therefore are fated to be. But we’re supposed to care about her enough to follow the series to find out
Sheesh!

If I can tell what is going to happen within the first three chapters, even so far as to figure out where the series is going to lead, why read it?

I didn’t . I don’t like those scenarios. Never have,never will.

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