tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post2134381512003301093..comments2023-10-22T03:44:10.146-04:00Comments on Fierce Romance: Great Jobs for HeroinesVonda Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-82379616110803902712009-07-21T12:12:40.668-04:002009-07-21T12:12:40.668-04:00Nicole, I have to note that heroines who are too a...Nicole, I have to note that heroines who are too accomplished and beautiful annoy me - LOL<br /><br />Sandy, either that are you have to be a bestseller like Susan Elizabeth Phillips to get away with sports figures and rock stars (and my heroine wasn't even a rock "star" - just a singer in a club band). But I don't begrudge HQ's rules - they've been in business for 60 years; I think they know what their readers want and what sells.Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-70620522856495319942009-07-21T11:56:04.147-04:002009-07-21T11:56:04.147-04:00Carol,
I think this is why so many readers go to ...Carol,<br /><br />I think this is why so many readers go to e-book publishers for their reading because they can't find the stories they want with print publishers. I know an author who has written books with both heroines and heroes as rock stars for an e-publisher, and she does well. <br /><br />I definitely think a lawyer can be used as a hero or heroine. <br /><br />Great post. Sorry, it took me so long to get here.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-43413057338716307602009-07-20T19:02:54.204-04:002009-07-20T19:02:54.204-04:00Great post! Almost any occupation is fine with me ...Great post! Almost any occupation is fine with me for the contemporary hero or heroine. Most recently the heroines I've written were a psychology professor and a model who wants to be a psychiatrist.Nicole Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535088964454920083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-86342505202429661202009-07-17T13:57:52.356-04:002009-07-17T13:57:52.356-04:00Natasha, I like unusual occupations too, but there...Natasha, I like unusual occupations too, but there's something to be said for the ordinary woman in an ordinary job who's thrown into extraordinary circumstances with an extraordinary man!<br /><br />Chiron, that's for category romance. I'm sure it would fly for single title. Although, I've been told over and over that sports figure heroes don't fly (so my lonely English soccer stars reclines under the bed).Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-72850262812493859812009-07-17T13:56:44.315-04:002009-07-17T13:56:44.315-04:00Hey Cameo!
Okay, that I might buy. *laughs* As lo...Hey Cameo!<br /><br />Okay, that I might buy. *laughs* As long as the only thing she disects are the songs. *heh-heh*Chironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350218547511690377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-52472888226801826302009-07-17T13:39:43.753-04:002009-07-17T13:39:43.753-04:00Chiron--How about a coroner who moonlights as a ro...Chiron--How about a coroner who moonlights as a rock singer? lolCameo Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096738838240818893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-2187713321574917522009-07-17T13:29:34.484-04:002009-07-17T13:29:34.484-04:00Wow, I can't believe a rock singer wouldn'...Wow, I can't believe a rock singer wouldn't fly! That's on my list of "to do" heroines. *laughs* A radio talk show host, they're just plain wrong. I read a thriller by a NY Bestselling author with a radio show host heroine. So there. *grin*<br /><br />My current WIP does have a psychiatrist heroine, will see what happens. <br /><br />I actually don't have any problem with heroine's jobs. To me it's all about the writing. If the author makes the job and story believable, I'm there. <br /><br />Oh, wait! I just thought of one I can't stomach. Literally. The Coroner. Not that it's unbelievable. Simply that I can't stomach it. Detailed autopsies? Not for me! I'd much rather read about that rock singer. *grin*<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />Smiles,<br />Chiron O'Keefe<br />The Write Soul: www.chironokeefe.blogspot.comChironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350218547511690377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-20466740742727781932009-07-17T13:03:49.128-04:002009-07-17T13:03:49.128-04:00Interesting post, Carol. Jobs can make a differenc...Interesting post, Carol. Jobs can make a difference if they are an important part of who the heroine is. I can't think of any I would dislike, in fact, I love unusual occupations.Natasha Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254323950791396984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-83115847024278272062009-07-17T02:44:09.466-04:002009-07-17T02:44:09.466-04:00Cameo, I think a lot of people don't like atto...Cameo, I think a lot of people don't like attorneys, so they're unsympathetic. I don't like writer heroines either - seems to forced and "cute" for me.<br /><br />Carly, in some ways I think historicals are easier in this regard because most women (at least wealthy and titled heroines of romantic fiction) didn't work, unless they had fallen on hard times and might be a governess or companion.Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-38482413503246393242009-07-16T23:18:06.972-04:002009-07-16T23:18:06.972-04:00I can't think of any type of profession I part...I can't think of any type of profession I particularly dislike. I don't know why attorney wouldn't work. But I started a book today (which I really like) but the heroine is introduced complaining about the new stamping machine she ordered for her factory and this takes place in 1893. I just have trouble believing in that scenario. I think it's tougher in historicals to have the "right" job.<br /><br />CarlyCarly Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236823971323039071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-857623900314305072009-07-16T14:46:01.535-04:002009-07-16T14:46:01.535-04:00Great post, Carol! Interesting what jobs are consi...Great post, Carol! Interesting what jobs are considered no-no's for heroines. I would be able to identify more with an attorney than a wealthy person without a job. I think that, basically, job depends on what the story calls for and what the writer is trying to achieve. I think it can function as part of the plot or, more importantly, as a part of the character's persona as long as it doesn't become a crutch or plot device. <br /><br />I have to admit, I get sort of tired of reading about writers as heroines, but my biggest pet peeve is when an author uses an occupation I'm engaged in and gets it totally wrong. Look forward to reading some of your titles, Carol!Cameo Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096738838240818893noreply@blogger.com