tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post7180832983780487139..comments2023-11-03T06:32:14.034-07:00Comments on ClassicAndCozy: Our Men, Our Heroes by Fran McNabbSofie Couchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702484708743477860noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-51091055096284693772015-01-29T06:24:52.596-08:002015-01-29T06:24:52.596-08:00I agree that we must fall in love with our heroes ...I agree that we must fall in love with our heroes as we create them. For my curreny WIP, my hero was inspired from a video I saw on Facebook. I not only remember his kind, caring face but the sound of his voice while he was signing. I think I fell in love with him right then and there!Sydell Voellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862642258281995462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-13021207818765957862015-01-27T12:48:20.155-08:002015-01-27T12:48:20.155-08:00Great post. Agree with what you say! Writing rom...Great post. Agree with what you say! Writing romance does give us a chance to fall in love again and again and without all the humdrum stuff that usually goes with it. Fun to think of the heroes we've fallen in love with that aren't of our own imagination. And interesting to speculate what it is about them that makes us love them. Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-52456305816892691962015-01-27T10:55:09.677-08:002015-01-27T10:55:09.677-08:00I really liked Susan Johnson's Native American...I really liked Susan Johnson's Native American (Crow) hero, Jon Hazard Black. His son, Trey, was also quite a chip off the old block, too. These from her oldie but goody Blaze series.Nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565405422512872582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-29654239658624025142015-01-27T05:16:10.268-08:002015-01-27T05:16:10.268-08:00I'm secretly in love (along with half the fema...I'm secretly in love (along with half the female population, I'm sure) with Roarke, the hero of JD Robb's In Death series. The man has "the music of Ireland" in his voice, a bod of roped muscles, raven-black hair that falls to his shoulders, and he loves his Eve with so much passion. Their interludes make a reader want to sigh, cry, or just melt into the pages. <br />Gina Arditohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066100570160886920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-11679899906896867132015-01-26T19:20:55.694-08:002015-01-26T19:20:55.694-08:00Aah, Ari. I fell in love with him, too. I didn'...Aah, Ari. I fell in love with him, too. I didn't see the movie until years after I read the book. Like you, I had a different image in my mind other than Paul Newman. I really like my heroes. Most of them are patterned after my hubby who is the strong silent type. He's a tough guy with a gentle soul. My heroes are the type of men who could take down a gang of outlaws without blinking an eye, then sing a lullaby to his baby daughter. Great post, Fran. I enjoyed reading it.Loretta C. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477553413309389196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-66192503080596857942015-01-26T15:50:51.429-08:002015-01-26T15:50:51.429-08:00Yes, the perfect an really should have a sense of ...Yes, the perfect an really should have a sense of humor! Great quality to throw in the discussion. Thanks.Fran McNabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193141285229214245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-82880453575381979622015-01-26T15:50:00.336-08:002015-01-26T15:50:00.336-08:00Thanks for stopping in, Victoria. Yes, I think we ...Thanks for stopping in, Victoria. Yes, I think we marry our husbands because they do have qualities that we love in heroes. I know my husband does! Fran McNabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193141285229214245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-38522689665128693072015-01-26T13:26:22.266-08:002015-01-26T13:26:22.266-08:00Interesting post - one that started me thinking. W...Interesting post - one that started me thinking. What makes me fall in love with a hero? Lots of things. I've swooned over many different types of fictional men. In real life, what's the one thing a guy's gotta have? A sense of humor. Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-71443910864888872992015-01-26T11:07:24.206-08:002015-01-26T11:07:24.206-08:00Hi Fran--
I also love books with strong heroes who...Hi Fran--<br />I also love books with strong heroes who are worthy of the heroine in the book. I agree we writers pull traits for our heroes from the men we admire in life. For me, the man I admire most is my dear husband.<br />Victoria--Victoria M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734245351838987045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-74743652142842969992015-01-26T10:32:47.297-08:002015-01-26T10:32:47.297-08:00I think all of us pull from our dads. Even if they...I think all of us pull from our dads. Even if they are/were not perfect, they were in the eyes of their little girls. Thanks for sharing.Fran McNabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193141285229214245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-1937130147242126612015-01-26T10:31:15.002-08:002015-01-26T10:31:15.002-08:00I haven't read LOVE COMES SOFTLY, but it might...I haven't read LOVE COMES SOFTLY, but it might be the next on my list. Thanks for stopping by, Sofie.<br />Fran McNabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193141285229214245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-69782303422593922822015-01-26T08:20:06.795-08:002015-01-26T08:20:06.795-08:00I love my heroes also. We almost have to be, or w...I love my heroes also. We almost have to be, or we can't get them right. As Sofie said - I also love the beta-hero. I'm tired of the stereotypical bad boy. I like taking our betas and making them strong when they need to be and soft spoken and kind the rest of the time. Now that's a romantic man!<br /><br />My favorite hero - my Dad. He was an amazing man. A lot of my male characters have a lot of Dad in them.Kathye Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952763179663503451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-57915786178221091882015-01-26T05:58:23.666-08:002015-01-26T05:58:23.666-08:00I'm a sucker for a beta-hero - soft spoken, ki...I'm a sucker for a beta-hero - soft spoken, kind, strong work ethic. Yep, i can fall in love with a great well-written hero. (My favorite this week is the hero in LOVE COMES SOFTLY.) Ahhhh. Sighhhh.Sofie Couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702484708743477860noreply@blogger.com