Comments for Unleash Your Story: Make a Difference http://unleashyourstory.com 2008 Write-a-thon to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:25:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Teresa Bodwell http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-602 Teresa Bodwell Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:25:13 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-602 Barbara--that's a great answer! Barbara–that’s a great answer!

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Barbara Elness http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-601 Barbara Elness Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:15:44 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-601 What makes a hero? Someone the heroine feels safe with, who will protect her from all perils. Even though he may not be super smart and he may be rough around the edges, he'll eventually treat her with respect and tender loving care. I guess what they look like isn't as important as how they make her feel. What makes a hero? Someone the heroine feels safe with, who will protect her from all perils. Even though he may not be super smart and he may be rough around the edges, he’ll eventually treat her with respect and tender loving care. I guess what they look like isn’t as important as how they make her feel.

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Jackie Ivie http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-600 Jackie Ivie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:26:56 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-600 James Arness was on the lean side. At only 235, he's the perfect build for (Jackie's preconceived notion of what) a Western hero looks like - he actually is the same frame as my hubby. But he's about 40 lbs of muscle shy of what I envision. Either way, he was terrifically heroic. Jackie James Arness was on the lean side. At only 235, he’s the perfect build for (Jackie’s preconceived notion of what) a Western hero looks like – he actually is the same frame as my hubby. But he’s about 40 lbs of muscle shy of what I envision. Either way, he was terrifically heroic.

Jackie

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Teresa Bodwell http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-599 Teresa Bodwell Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:15:47 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-599 Okay--Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke. James Arness is 6'7". Is that more in the realm of your fantasies, Jackie? Okay–Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke. James Arness is 6′7″.

Is that more in the realm of your fantasies, Jackie?

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Teresa Bodwell http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-598 Teresa Bodwell Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:10:48 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-598 Jackie--you're right, Russell Crowe is not tall. But I would never describe him as slender. What makes a hero? If size matters at all, it's the size of his heart. :-) Jackie–you’re right, Russell Crowe is not tall. But I would never describe him as slender.

What makes a hero? If size matters at all, it’s the size of his heart. :-)

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Jackie ivie http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-597 Jackie ivie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:18 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-597 Hi Teresa! I've read Teresa's cowboys and they're fantastic heroes. Fantastic. If anyone gets a chance to snag a copy, do it! But I missed Thad's size, I guess. Must be a preconceived notion I have. Russell Crowe is a great actor - hunky. Hot. Spectacular in 3:10 to Yuma...but at 5 feet 11 inches in height, he's shorter than me. And that's a lot smaller than I write my Highlanders. As for the paranormal genre? The sky's the limit with those - and even past that. Three's no telling what physical traits a hero would have in any given world that an author creates. I'm going to have to give in a bit here. I've been getting emails privately about this and I'll back-pedal. While it's true my heroes all look alike and they're all larger-than-life, that doesn't mean ALL heroes look alike. Because size doesn't make a hero. So...what does? Jackie. Hi Teresa!

I’ve read Teresa’s cowboys and they’re fantastic heroes. Fantastic. If anyone gets a chance to snag a copy, do it! But I missed Thad’s size, I guess. Must be a preconceived notion I have. Russell Crowe is a great actor – hunky. Hot. Spectacular in 3:10 to Yuma…but at 5 feet 11 inches in height, he’s shorter than me. And that’s a lot smaller than I write my Highlanders.

As for the paranormal genre? The sky’s the limit with those – and even past that. Three’s no telling what physical traits a hero would have in any given world that an author creates.

I’m going to have to give in a bit here. I’ve been getting emails privately about this and I’ll back-pedal. While it’s true my heroes all look alike and they’re all larger-than-life, that doesn’t mean ALL heroes look alike. Because size doesn’t make a hero.

So…what does?

Jackie.

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Teresa Bodwell http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-596 Teresa Bodwell Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:54:41 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-596 Okay--big Cowboys. How about Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma? My hero in LOVING MERCY was supposed to be about 6'4" with a linebacker build. I always pictured Merlin Olson in his football days when I thought about Thad. It always cracked me up that they put that lean cowboy on the cover because they obviously had not read the descriptions in the book. And Barbara is right about paranormals and urban fantasies. Have you read Alexis Morgan's Paladin series? Those guys are really, really big. Okay–big Cowboys. How about Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma?

My hero in LOVING MERCY was supposed to be about 6′4″ with a linebacker build. I always pictured Merlin Olson in his football days when I thought about Thad. It always cracked me up that they put that lean cowboy on the cover because they obviously had not read the descriptions in the book.

And Barbara is right about paranormals and urban fantasies. Have you read Alexis Morgan’s Paladin series? Those guys are really, really big.

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Julie http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-595 Julie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:44:34 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-595 I confess to gravitating towards large, growly alpha males. Being rather tall, it's hard to find somebody that makes me feel...petite (hurrah for those huge Highlanders!). The feeling of safety is also very comforting, so brawny is a good thing in my book; I find it cute when the heroine can basically disappear behind her man. But brains are a must, too; a hero too dumb to think through a plan of action is a hero too dumb to live and not worth a smart heroine. I don't ask for much, do I? I confess to gravitating towards large, growly alpha males. Being rather tall, it’s hard to find somebody that makes me feel…petite (hurrah for those huge Highlanders!). The feeling of safety is also very comforting, so brawny is a good thing in my book; I find it cute when the heroine can basically disappear behind her man. But brains are a must, too; a hero too dumb to think through a plan of action is a hero too dumb to live and not worth a smart heroine.

I don’t ask for much, do I?

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Jackie Ivie http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-594 Jackie Ivie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:21:39 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-594 Oh! I just had another continuing thought. About this Western hero. Aren't they generally on the lean side with great physiques, abs, and lots of strength? And aren't they also a bit reticent due to all the long lonely hours in the saddle?..Are there Westerns with heroes that are 6 ft 3 in to 6 ft 6 in., weighing 235 to 265 lbs? Being that size had to be hard to maintain (with food intake) and the quantity of exercise (hours in the saddle) and had to be hard on the normal mode of transportation (a horse). No? Yes? Can a reader tell what genre you're reading from a hero's description or not? You tell me. Jackie Oh!

I just had another continuing thought. About this Western hero. Aren’t they generally on the lean side with great physiques, abs, and lots of strength? And aren’t they also a bit reticent due to all the long lonely hours in the saddle?..Are there Westerns with heroes that are 6 ft 3 in to 6 ft 6 in., weighing 235 to 265 lbs? Being that size had to be hard to maintain (with food intake) and the quantity of exercise (hours in the saddle) and had to be hard on the normal mode of transportation (a horse).

No? Yes?

Can a reader tell what genre you’re reading from a hero’s description or not?

You tell me.

Jackie

]]> Comment on Heroes: All alike? by Jackie Ivie http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/11/04/heroes-all-alike/#comment-593 Jackie Ivie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:54:51 +0000 http://unleashyourstory.com/?p=1590#comment-593 Hi Barbara! Of course there are tons of romances out there with big, brawny, large muscular heroes. I'm all for that! ...BUT - in general - can you peg what sub-genre you're reading when you get the hero's description? Even without a cover? I think so. And that's not a bad thing...now is it? Hi Barbara!

Of course there are tons of romances out there with big, brawny, large muscular heroes. I’m all for that! …BUT – in general – can you peg what sub-genre you’re reading when you get the hero’s description? Even without a cover? I think so. And that’s not a bad thing…now is it?

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