tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2759939816178475712..comments2024-03-18T01:49:03.153-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Bad RomanceDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-22612923024009320002015-02-11T10:55:31.659-07:002015-02-11T10:55:31.659-07:00Question and response to this post:
http://dianahu...Question and response to this post:<br />http://dianahurwitz.blogspot.com/2015/02/subliminal-messages-in-romance.htmlDiana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2456405805064361222015-02-06T05:52:29.771-07:002015-02-06T05:52:29.771-07:00Maybe this is the reason I'm not a big romance...Maybe this is the reason I'm not a big romance fan. Too many in that genre don't ring true for me. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20187382291134848692015-02-05T16:10:22.034-07:002015-02-05T16:10:22.034-07:00There's a lot of truth in you examples!There's a lot of truth in you examples!Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75844310245199046452015-02-05T15:12:54.943-07:002015-02-05T15:12:54.943-07:00THANK YOU for saying all that! I am not a fan of r...THANK YOU for saying all that! I am not a fan of romance where the major form of conflict is between the two lead characters. If I want a knock down, drag out fight, I'll watch the a Steven Segal movie. I like flawed characters who grow and change on their own, not because someone changes them. My aunt always used to say, "Don't marry a man with the idea of changing him. It won't happen." I often wonder what that said about my uncle, but it was excellent advice.Dellani Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537857916391453921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-27031990708613753912015-02-05T14:51:02.602-07:002015-02-05T14:51:02.602-07:00Great post, Diana. I do like flawed characters as ...Great post, Diana. I do like flawed characters as long as they're not mean or abusive, and I don't think they always have to get unflawed. None of us is perfect, and a complete character reversal isn't realistic. I'm big on the reasons why a character is the way s/he is, but knowing the reason doesn't mean a cure or a change. It's just a way to deal with the imperfection.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20383252249484821642015-02-05T08:47:44.224-07:002015-02-05T08:47:44.224-07:00Good sense of humor and good character are all tha...Good sense of humor and good character are all that matter in the end. Looks fade and bank accounts can empty.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89430856410501510532015-02-05T08:26:40.393-07:002015-02-05T08:26:40.393-07:00Well, one thing my readers will never have to worr...Well, one thing my readers will never have to worry about is seeing one of those 'memes' (I had to look up that word) show up in my stuff. Oh, and I'm so happy to hear that I don't need six-pack abs or a seven figure bank account to be sexy ... just quit my gym membership and fired my broker. Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91689741669017105942015-02-05T08:19:15.167-07:002015-02-05T08:19:15.167-07:00I hate "script called for it" changes an...I hate "script called for it" changes and plot arcs. Bleck.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91727228273980829922015-02-05T08:18:37.256-07:002015-02-05T08:18:37.256-07:00That was one of the themes in the books I read as ...That was one of the themes in the books I read as a teen. Then I grew up, got divorced, and went through therapy. : )Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10769524103196306952015-02-05T06:43:56.238-07:002015-02-05T06:43:56.238-07:00Well said. Characters have to have flaws, but over...Well said. Characters have to have flaws, but overcoming them in fairy-tale ways isn't realistic.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-41422731303031519472015-02-05T04:33:52.221-07:002015-02-05T04:33:52.221-07:00I totally agree with you, Diana - especially on th...I totally agree with you, Diana - especially on the first one. The "<a href="http://www.feministfrequency.com/2011/03/tropes-vs-women-1-the-manic-pixie-dream-girl/" rel="nofollow">Manic Pixie Dream Girl</a>" is a particularly odious example, where the [depressed / unfulfilled / just plain mean] male protagonist gets to turn his life around because he meets and falls for a bubbly quirky woman who either sets him straight or ties him in knots until he relents and repents. :-/Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.com