tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post112800191249472612..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: BS bloggersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1128196607703106322005-10-01T15:56:00.000-04:002005-10-01T15:56:00.000-04:00She definitely makes an interesting point regardin...She definitely makes an interesting point regarding dark paranormal and alpha males. While I've liked alpha male characters in romance... I take issue with the idea that he must be "tamed" by the heroine.<BR/><BR/>IMO... a relationship where one person must change to suit the other is ... fake, in ways. Some might see the hero changing as a sacrifice, of sorts; a quality to admire. Having been in relationships where the other person expected me to change, though... it rubs me completely the wrong way.<BR/><BR/>That said, it seems to be less common in dark paranormal. From what I've read, the heroines are usually also alphas--and rather than <I>taming</I> the hero, they accept him for who he is, as he is. Both change <I>together</I> because of their relationship, rather than him having to change for her, or vice versa. (And it's quite possible I was reading the wrong romances before... but I have to say, being a dark fiction geek, I'm very pleased with the current romance trends. ;)Nonny Blackthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921408573581637909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1128066736649686942005-09-30T03:52:00.000-04:002005-09-30T03:52:00.000-04:00I think I write Alphas. My home and hearth categor...I think I write Alphas. My home and hearth category CPs hate them, so I'm pretty sure they're Alphas.<BR/><BR/>I began writing a Vampire epic, but a line from Spike (of Buffy/Joss fame) sent me down a whole other path and now I need a nother demon/meta human/immortal to go for.<BR/><BR/>The line, (I'll have to paraphrase), 'We have a right to exist too'.<BR/><BR/>Sounds simplistic, but it made me realise my plot could suit any outlandish 'other being' not just the traditional Vampire.<BR/><BR/>XTHIS! Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264909640464583029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1128034114949074682005-09-29T18:48:00.000-04:002005-09-29T18:48:00.000-04:00Hey PBW, thanks for screwing up my blogroll... ;-)...Hey PBW, thanks for screwing up my blogroll... ;-) I do like me some JAK from time to time though, so seriously, thank you. :-)vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1128024974202434872005-09-29T16:16:00.000-04:002005-09-29T16:16:00.000-04:00Some of mine might come close, but they're not in ...Some of mine might come close, but they're not in a Romantic Genre constellation.<BR/><BR/>In case Alasdair O'Duibhne asks for negotiations, it'll be to get inside the castle in order to spy out the fortifications, free a prisoner or some such. <BR/><BR/>My Gothic warrior Alamir carries a girl out of Rome. On horseback and all, though he let her sit in front of him and doesn't slump her across the saddle. ;)<BR/><BR/>And Talorcan - well, there was a reason the Romans built the Hadrian's Wall. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1128023718787541092005-09-29T15:55:00.000-04:002005-09-29T15:55:00.000-04:00I don't think there are many people out there writ...I don't think there are many people out there writing straight alpha heroes. I can think of a few, but not many. As for vamps, nothing bugs me more than a vamp that wants to be human again.Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1128003088613986122005-09-29T10:11:00.000-04:002005-09-29T10:11:00.000-04:00Should be interesting : )Should be interesting : )Robin Baynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640632701164428942noreply@blogger.com