Comments on: New Hero Love

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:47:23 +0000

Maisey - yes, nothing like a starchy guy needing some loosening.. :-) Dry humour is pretty much what I love I have to say.

Sally - yep, I think I've mentioned this before, I like a guy who can laugh at himself as well making the heroine laugh. Especially if she gets one over on him!

Joanne - yeah, that's MH all up with the banter.

By: Joanne Cleary

Joanne Cleary — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:13:50 +0000

I love the dialogue you can get going with a hero who is quick witted and a bit sarky although like someone else said, the heroine has to be on his level too. That's half the fun of a MH I think, the H and h who can spark off each other and give as good as they get.

Although there's a lot to be said for a strong silent type too :-)

By: Sally Clements

Sally Clements — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:25:34 +0000

I definitely like the quick witted sarcastic types, especially if they have good sense of humour. If, as well as making the heroine hot and bothered, he can make her smile, and appreciate her own bantering then I reckon a book is a winner. Especially love Trish Wylie for the mouthy man. Remember Gabe? maddening, but magnificently memorable.

By: Maisey

Maisey — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:03:25 +0000

Aideen!! Shout out to my sister. :-) Great words.

I like all kinds of heroes. Like Aideen said, if the heroine is on par with the hero and she spars with him, then a quick-witted, sarcastic kind of hero is great. But, as I've established, I also like a really starched up guy that needs his tie loosened a couple notches. But you can still inject humor and wit there, it just tends to be a little on the dry side, which I'm also a huge fan of.

Ultimately, I love humor and fast pacing in dialogue. And, I too, am a dialogue fiend. :-D

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:47:10 +0000

Hey Sri, sure, be as nosy as you like… No, haven’t finished revising. Done 1st edit though. Going to wait and see what happens with the ed and the synop before I do anything more. Everything kind of depends on what feedback I get.

By: Sri Pammi

Sri Pammi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:33:58 +0000

Alex sounds yummy, Jax. Have always had a thing for the strong, silent types though.

Good luck! Forgive me bing for a nosy, have you finished revising your NaNo WIP. Just trying to draw some much needed inspiration from you.

Sri.

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:23:44 +0000

Caroline – well, readers might be p*ssed at him. But if he has a decent enough reason and it’s sympathetic (ie worry about a family member) then they give him lee-way. I think heroes can get away with more than heroines can.

By: Caroline Storer

Caroline Storer — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:52:54 +0000

Kudos to you Jackie. I tremble when I have to write the hero when he is in this mode. Sooo difficult to pull off without us readers getting piss*ed off with him for being a jerk. So good for you. Take care. Caroline x

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:25:22 +0000

Almost anything, Lorraine. 🙂 You’ll definitely be seeing more of Alex.;-)

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:58:54 +0000

I remember one piece of advice I was given - if you can give them a good enough reason you can get away with your characters doing almost anything.

I hope we see Alex again soon.