tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post9072453761631625722..comments2019-11-24T20:10:01.336-05:00Comments on cameron jacobs l blog: Weeping heroshaleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495639119775924940noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-73371636821801166782008-09-24T13:05:00.000-04:002008-09-24T13:05:00.000-04:00Woman, where art thou? Did I spell that right? Any...Woman, where art thou? Did I spell that right? Anyways. . . how're revisions going?Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-53436526671784437662008-08-26T20:16:00.000-04:002008-08-26T20:16:00.000-04:00Hey, saw your comment over at Scott Eagan's blog! ...Hey, saw your comment over at Scott Eagan's blog! He was on my list until I noticed he doesn't sell inspirational . . . grrr.<BR/>Are you planning to query him? I bet you'd write stuff he'd rep.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-32530224853465034282008-08-26T17:06:00.000-04:002008-08-26T17:06:00.000-04:00Hi Kelly! I think LK is just one of those authors...Hi Kelly! I think LK is just one of those authors who can make even weeping alphas work. But you're right - the story around it has to be there too.haleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495639119775924940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-77718149295355028012008-08-26T17:05:00.000-04:002008-08-26T17:05:00.000-04:00Hi Jessica - don't feel horrible, I feel the same ...Hi Jessica - don't feel horrible, I feel the same way! (though I also cringe when I admit it). But you're right, in the hands of a superb author, almost anything can work.haleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495639119775924940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-80909348240389439062008-08-23T14:31:00.000-04:002008-08-23T14:31:00.000-04:00I'm usually not much for weeping either but there ...I'm usually not much for weeping either but there was one of LK's books where I LOVED it. It was so right. Sometimes it just works. I don't know if it has to do with the author's skill level or simply the story. <BR/>Great blog!Kelly Krystenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540403635154064801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-75510078691102657112008-08-22T08:26:00.000-04:002008-08-22T08:26:00.000-04:00I'm with you on crying men. So thankful hubby's no...I'm with you on crying men. So thankful hubby's not a crier. I feel horrible for saying that, but it's how I feel.<BR/>You're right about how good writers can make things work.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-26308479367419629312008-08-21T12:03:00.000-04:002008-08-21T12:03:00.000-04:00Hi Melissa! Glad you found me here :) I must agre...Hi Melissa! Glad you found me here :) <BR/><BR/>I must agree that a weeping heroine can be harder. I heard somewhere the advice, "If your character starts crying, your reader stops," and it's stuck in my head. I'm a crier by nature, so I have to usually delete scenes where my heroines cry :) <BR/><BR/>And yes, crying on mom's shoulder in these books does sound a bit less than alpha doesn't it? But somehow, it worked :) Goes to show just what you can do with a deep POV.haleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495639119775924940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201357221625717192.post-71537109898755978662008-08-20T16:25:00.000-04:002008-08-20T16:25:00.000-04:00Found your blog and love it. :) What a great ques...Found your blog and love it. :) What a great question, Haleigh! Weeping alphas don't bother me simply because they are alphas. It had to have been something earth shattering to break him down. <BR/><BR/>My guess is that, when a hero does weep, we're probably deep in his POV to feel his pain and he's likely alone, like a lone wolf howling at the moon. I can't see that he's going to break down with his guy friends and, well, 'cry like a girl' - - that would be scary and not okay. lol I would think it would also be not okay that he "cried with his mother" as you found, but it just goes to show that a good writer can make anything work. I think it's romantic to think an alpha male would cry over the heroine. But only once and the heroine better be deserving!<BR/><BR/>And I think a weeping heroine is almost harder to take if not done right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com