tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post4374726630560741989..comments2023-10-31T01:54:14.511-07:00Comments on A Really Nice Murder Blog: Virgins Ahoy!Mary Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04173848032638392506noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-67412568495037726962008-08-02T16:44:00.000-07:002008-08-02T16:44:00.000-07:00And here you have stumbled upon the reason I quit ...And here you have stumbled upon the reason I quit reading romance novels -- particularly historical ones, at least.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed several of them, but they started to all run together, for the same (virginal!) reasons.<BR/><BR/>If I had the guts, I'd do what you're doing, but I think I'll be lazy and just read the fruits of your labor instead! :DJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11705320883615938075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-56646761665634541582008-08-02T10:02:00.000-07:002008-08-02T10:02:00.000-07:00Sorry LIVIN, I don't do challenges. (Boy am I glad...Sorry LIVIN, I don't do challenges. (Boy am I glad I was double-dog-dared, cause then I'd have had to do it.)<BR/><BR/>My issues is that there are too damn many virgins cluttering the romance landscape. If I read one more deflowering scene, I might get physically ill.<BR/><BR/>:D Oh, and HEA is Happily Ever After, a necessity for romance.Mary Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173848032638392506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-64052366868474201802008-08-02T06:27:00.000-07:002008-08-02T06:27:00.000-07:00I completely agree with you! I much more enjoy th...I completely agree with you! I much more enjoy the heroine who has been in love, lost, and finds love again over someone inexperienced. Makes for a much more interesting read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-76446567078535738772008-08-01T10:46:00.000-07:002008-08-01T10:46:00.000-07:00What's HEA?I don't write romance novels, but it so...What's HEA?<BR/>I don't write romance novels, but it sounds to me like you may be saying you can't create compelling virginal characters. Or maybe you just don't have the chutzpa for it. Come on, you can't create a virginal character with edges? What kind of writer are you? (Yes, I just challeneged you and now you must write this character - LIVIN said so.)<BR/>After all, the title of this post brought me here... so maybe you should use the word "virgin" in your book title too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-20857761096839296902008-08-01T09:57:00.000-07:002008-08-01T09:57:00.000-07:00I'm with you, virgins are annoying.. I can't belie...I'm with you, virgins are annoying.. I can't believe I ever was one. I think characters are more well rounded and interesting if they're a little dirty and not as pure as the wind driven snow.. give me yellow snow anytime.. wait.. that didn't come out right.. hmmmmm.... <BR/><BR/>Anyways... *cough*<BR/><BR/>Yeah.Lisa Dovichihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392604732367332459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-49311726183759636092008-08-01T06:43:00.000-07:002008-08-01T06:43:00.000-07:00Hooray for nonvirgins! See, that is my dilemma. ...Hooray for nonvirgins! See, that is my dilemma. I love historicals, but I like my characters with a little spice. My current heroine is most definitely not a virgin. She was in a sexless marriage, but not a loveless one. Her now deceased husband was homosexual, but they were very close. He didn't mind that she took lovers, as long as she was discreet. So far, I'm loving it.Mary Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173848032638392506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773820892616665200.post-59755209326226397952008-07-31T23:02:00.000-07:002008-07-31T23:02:00.000-07:00Eeek! My heroines used to be virgins (historical r...Eeek! My heroines used to be virgins (historical romance), and I got sooo tired of writing them. Now, some are (but not the innocent, giggly, <I> that goes where?</I> types), but the heroine in my current WIP is not only NOT a virgin, but she's already got a past with the hero. She's been fun to write so far ;)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481162819559141780noreply@blogger.com