Comments | marysues: I thought you all might get a kick out of this.

fallofrain in marysues

I thought you all might get a kick out of this.

Apr 10, 2003 17:42

Please, please, PLEASE! Don't make her a silly little twit who keeps getting her shapely butt into trouble every time you turn around. That will get as boring to the reader as it must be for the poor hero who has to extricate that shapely butt from its myriad perils. There is no quicker way of turning off your readers than to contrive a stupid ( Read more... )

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fallofrain April 10 2003, 15:35:34 UTC

Yeah, the author, from what I can tell, does write historical romances. I just didn't want to put the quote up without leaving the link it came from. The rest of the page I dismissed.

gmonkey42 April 10 2003, 15:21:10 UTC

His was a gentle smile that could melt the stone-cold heart of any reluctant female. The deep azure depths of his flashing eyes were maelstroms into which a woman could fall happily forever and never once question where she was headed. Strong arms and gentle hands; powerful chest and sturdy thighs; a mop of tousled thick black curls all combined by the gods to create a brawny Irish outlaw. With a voice that could send shivers of pure sexual delight through even the most jaded courtesan, there was nothing this side of heaven more glorious than the touch of his eyes and his hands.
Huh? Is this an example of a 'do' or a 'don't'? Are they saying we're supposed to write like cheesey romance novelists?

Charlotte Boyett-Compo, also known to her friends as Charlee, is a prolific historical romance and dark fantasy novelist.
Oh, I guess we are. Charlee would be a good name for a Mary Sue. I do admit that she makes a good point about not having silly, contrived plotting just so the heroine has an excuse to be rescued.