tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post8149221330538634243..comments2023-09-22T18:24:22.356+01:00Comments on Lexi Revellian: The appeal of the bad boyLexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-43307510925969497502012-07-20T19:57:37.452+01:002012-07-20T19:57:37.452+01:00Q, I've only read News from Nowhere and a few ...Q, I've only read <i>News from Nowhere</i> and a few of Morris's poems, a long time ago. I suppose he <i>was</i> deeply romantic, on reflection.<br /><br />Most novels are better for a bit of romance. I think the romance ratio in my fiction remains fairly constant - you'll have to wait and see :o)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-36419082395161775242012-07-20T18:28:34.419+01:002012-07-20T18:28:34.419+01:00The best novels will relate the bad-boy anti-socia...The best novels will relate the bad-boy anti-social behaviour to trauma in earlier life. I suspect that pure evil without a nurturing environment is very rare. <br /><br />The intelligent heroine will be aware of this and will recognise the roots of the problem before moulding the hero to suit her requirements. <br /><br />True love is an incredibly powerful reforming tool and can readily turn a drunken lecher into an exciting and faithful lover. A zillion romance novels are testament to this view. <br /><br />To help you get your rose tinted specs focussed I can recommend reading some of William Morris's romances, for example 'The Well at the World's End'.<br /><br />Lexi, can we assume from this blog that stronger romantic themes are beginning to seep into your writing? If so, I might (eventually) forgive you for killing of one of the heroines in Replica. LOLQuantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-81583981458446927052012-07-19T21:17:29.198+01:002012-07-19T21:17:29.198+01:00Thank you, Lexi. I shall read some Wodehouse while...Thank you, Lexi. I shall read some Wodehouse while eating lunch and put "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" on the stereo for my drive to work this afternoon and my naturally cheery disposition will be restored.Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-8939010019176652612012-07-19T21:06:28.837+01:002012-07-19T21:06:28.837+01:00I try to trust in people's long term decency a...I try to trust in people's long term decency and common sense (and taste). There is always the good as well as the bad. The Dalai Llama tells us not to worry, and he's a good egg, so don't despair.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-74259491385225697232012-07-19T20:46:21.780+01:002012-07-19T20:46:21.780+01:00I'm just tired of how we (as in western societ...I'm just tired of how we (as in western society, the United States in particular) seem to be conducting ourselves lately. Political discourse is at a low, you have to do some real searching to find credible journalism, way too many people buy into blatant lies just because they are spoken by loud and highly compensated persons and now the latest cultural phenomenon is a series of dirty books that otherwise sane people and reputable retailers have no shame about showcasing. <br /><br />'scuse me, I do have a tendency to despair for the human race at times. We're an aggravating species.Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-61548516728149522022012-07-19T20:33:56.728+01:002012-07-19T20:33:56.728+01:00I always thought it was a Chinese curse - maybe it...I always thought it was a Chinese curse - maybe it's both. <br /><br />Surely the whole point of the Fall of the Roman Empire was that it fell and didn't stagger to its feet again? Or are you thinking in bigger, worldwide terms?Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-54385416582083215092012-07-19T20:28:52.500+01:002012-07-19T20:28:52.500+01:00I think it is just one of those cycles. You know, ...I think it is just one of those cycles. You know, like the Fall of the Roman Empire. All part of the "interesting times" referred to in the Irish curse.Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-74912448799940781522012-07-19T20:17:38.176+01:002012-07-19T20:17:38.176+01:00One of the most depressing aspects is that publish...One of the most depressing aspects is that publishers are scouring fanfic sites to find similar rubbish to make money with. I hope this opportunism misfires badly, is indeed the last nail in their coffins.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-7983495495125724462012-07-19T20:03:21.542+01:002012-07-19T20:03:21.542+01:00I recently gave a good friend a bit of grief for r...I recently gave a good friend a bit of grief for reading FSG. At the time she said she was just to chapter three, I have no idea if she has continued with her reading or has abandoned it in favor of some more worthy pursuit like drinking absinthe by the quart or daily two hour sessions in a tanning salon. There is an extensive, hilarious and angry review of the book by Katrina Lumsden over at Goodreads that is worth reading by anyone considering squandering their time on this sad, sad publishing phenomenon.<br /><br />http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-83091231256520619682012-07-19T19:02:25.051+01:002012-07-19T19:02:25.051+01:00That ending just seemed unresolved to me.
Okay, I...That ending just seemed unresolved to me.<br /><br />Okay, I've looked at the 50 Shades sample. It starts with a woman looking at herself in the mirror so she can tell the reader what she looks like. Now there's a novel idea. The friend has green eyes...now she's smiling wryly...the formatting has wrong indents and the odd space mid-word - 'f' seems to set it off...<br /><br />Oh, that's it, end of sample, and she's only just covered the décor and everyone's hair and eye colour. But it's enough.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-91652614949866342352012-07-19T18:50:49.731+01:002012-07-19T18:50:49.731+01:00I was so disappointed that the nice childhood frie...I was so disappointed that the nice childhood friend didn't get killed off, leaving the way open for the bad boy...<br /><br />I would not recommend the sample for FSG. I hated it from the first mind-numbingly boring sentence.The Oracle Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177929772025754568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-89895046224366164822012-07-19T18:30:57.182+01:002012-07-19T18:30:57.182+01:00Kitty, have you seen Snow White and the Huntsman? ...Kitty, have you seen Snow White and the Huntsman? Now that has a bad boy hero, and rather annoyingly, the film doesn't show whether she settled for him or the nice childhood friend...Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-66630988563436594522012-07-19T18:18:57.676+01:002012-07-19T18:18:57.676+01:00As Snow White once sang "Some day my bad boy ...As Snow White once sang "Some day my bad boy prince will come...". Yes she did!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-37763286480396490262012-07-19T17:00:39.166+01:002012-07-19T17:00:39.166+01:00Would males read it? I can't imagine sensible ...Would males read it? I can't imagine sensible adults taking it as anything but a joke.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-72195194752084761942012-07-19T16:41:45.447+01:002012-07-19T16:41:45.447+01:00" I worry about impressionable young girls re..." I worry about impressionable young girls reading the thing."<br /><br />I don't know how many impressionable young GUYS are reading FSG but that has me as worried. FSG seems to me to be a massive step backwards in gender politics. Sadly it is probably just symptomatic of the times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734415936456722920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-15340139517184220702012-07-19T16:21:28.288+01:002012-07-19T16:21:28.288+01:00Mick, best of luck with your indie endeavours :o)
...Mick, best of luck with your indie endeavours :o)<br /><br />Rosen, my grandmother used to say, "Never marry a man and think you'll change him." It's kind of an insulting thing to think about another human being, anyway; he'll do with a few tweaks. I wouldn't like to be tweaked.<br /><br />As for 50 Shades, I can't quite bring myself to look at the sample, even. I know I ought to, to get an idea of what the fuss is about, but I feel a deep distaste. I worry about impressionable young girls reading the thing.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-72562687447171806122012-07-19T16:14:43.807+01:002012-07-19T16:14:43.807+01:00Thank you so much for this article.
I realise t...Thank you so much for this article. <br /><br />I realise that bad men make more interesting characters and can lead to more dramatic plot devices than steady ones. However, I'm getting so tired of reading about bad men who change when they meet the right woman, particularly a certain Christian Grey. These characters are not helpful to people in real life abusive relationships who really need to leave.Rosen Trevithickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03426707328360741084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-10043795745386195502012-07-19T16:11:57.772+01:002012-07-19T16:11:57.772+01:00Ok, losing her kids is a bit too much...but you ge...Ok, losing her kids is a bit too much...but you get the drift.<br />Basically, bad girls who are actually...well, worthy. Be nice to see some of those.<br />By the way, you are quite an inspiration Lexi. I too, have now eschewed searching for an agent. Going indie !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-51448684579170307622012-07-19T15:43:16.948+01:002012-07-19T15:43:16.948+01:00No mother (possibly no female) is going to relate ...No mother (possibly no female) is going to relate to a woman who holds down her police job while her children are taken into care. That's way too deeply flawed. As far as I'm concerned, the killer can have her :o)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-62115043194774288392012-07-19T15:37:46.514+01:002012-07-19T15:37:46.514+01:00Curiously, Mick Jagger was quite sensible. He is t...Curiously, Mick Jagger was quite sensible. He is the only rock star I know who loves cricket. Saw him in a Eng/WI test match once in Antigua !<br />But honestly, genre fiction portraying a woman who is deeply flawed, on drugs, lost her kids to care, pursued by a killer....and she is a cop about to lose her job ?<br />Now that would be a good read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-69567466451307297182012-07-19T15:22:09.923+01:002012-07-19T15:22:09.923+01:00Mick, I think you've just described Mick Jagge...Mick, I think you've just described Mick Jagger - level-headed even on drugs while all about him went to pieces. Not sure how attractive that is...Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-22314801705061511362012-07-19T15:19:46.637+01:002012-07-19T15:19:46.637+01:00Lissa, I think that's one reason I enjoy writi...Lissa, I think that's one reason I enjoy writing flawed characters. (And they have a slight bad influence on me, I've noticed; probably all for the good as I'm a bit too law-abiding.)<br /><br />If everyone was well-behaved there would be no conflict and no novels, films or plays.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-8900799625130585202012-07-19T15:18:46.744+01:002012-07-19T15:18:46.744+01:00Caz is too sensible - THAT is the whole point !
A ...Caz is too sensible - THAT is the whole point !<br />A bad girl ( anti hero) would be doing all the bad boy stuff but still be sensible....done properly the character would be very intriguing !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-80655437305722075662012-07-19T15:16:40.585+01:002012-07-19T15:16:40.585+01:00sorry the previous comment was from mesorry the previous comment was from meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-23990816006653609192012-07-19T15:15:24.909+01:002012-07-19T15:15:24.909+01:00Yo Unknown!
Agreed - there is that statistic that...Yo Unknown!<br /><br />Agreed - there is that statistic that married men live longer than their unmarried counterparts, but married women live less long...<br /><br />I hope you are enjoying <i>Remix</i>. I fear Caz would make a sad rock star, she's too sensible.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.com