tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201215035349849601.post7943677424101998158..comments2022-11-02T03:05:48.192-07:00Comments on In Search of Heroes: I Love a SwashbucklerDelle Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201215035349849601.post-42137089902782453542009-01-22T01:13:00.000-08:002009-01-22T01:13:00.000-08:00Jack just won't take his eyes off me when I work i...Jack just won't take his eyes off me when I work in the office, and it's so very distracting. I'm forced to work elsewhere or I'd never get anything done.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201215035349849601.post-42900437806440701002009-01-21T20:31:00.000-08:002009-01-21T20:31:00.000-08:00Yes, Diana *should* bow her head in shame. Bet you...Yes, Diana *should* bow her head in shame. Bet you couldn't pry it from her cold dead fingers if it was an image of Duncan MacLeod. ;-) <BR/><BR/>I have a similar cardboard image of Captain Jack but he's in my office lounging against the bookshelves, visible if I but lift my eyes from the keyboard, not banished to a cold, distant room. I wouldn't want to spend much time in close proximity to the Captain -- pirates are notoriously apathetic when it comes to personal hygiene. But I find his single-minded pursuit of his goal, and his tenacious belief that things wll go his way eventually if he but hangs on and keeps working to find the right angle, very inspiring. May have even borrowed those traits for my own heroes a time or two. (But my guys are always fastidious about hygiene. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201215035349849601.post-74975545923080429592009-01-15T16:41:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:41:00.000-08:00That's a very good point. From my viewpoint, h...That's a very good point. From my viewpoint, heroines can be heroes too, in archetype and other ways. Today's romances cross over previous boundaries in so many ways. And many women in history, not just today's world, were very strong women who took on traditionally male aspects. Another good blog topic for the future.<BR/><BR/>Leonie in my wip, SIDHE (Faerie), is not entirely human. She's like the kick-ass heroines of today's contemporary and futuristic paranormal stories, or a tough female private eye in a mystery or suspense. I don't see an archetype for her in the Heroes & Heroines book. But there's nothing that says the 16 listed are the only ones we can use.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201215035349849601.post-74593618644643989082009-01-15T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:38:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201215035349849601.post-71074636807839891652009-01-15T16:07:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:07:00.000-08:00Testing...testing...just kidding. Reading this pos...Testing...testing...just kidding. Reading this post put me in mind of Delle's fab work in progress, which includes a female archer. She's kind of swashbuckler-y, and is shooting all those phallic arrows. Are you crossing male-female archetypes here, or does she fit into a special category of her own? She does make some awfully tough decisions in the book, even if the hero is a warrior too. Can't wait until it gets sold!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201215035349849601.post-54807149221224748262009-01-15T15:40:00.000-08:002009-01-15T15:40:00.000-08:00Test to see if comments are getting through.Test to see if comments are getting through.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.com