tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post8986614629348514607..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WHAT MAKES A GREAT HEROINE?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-79635216444594404202016-06-15T00:20:18.407-05:002016-06-15T00:20:18.407-05:00I think it depends on the book. Sometimes you need...I think it depends on the book. Sometimes you need to show a heroine who starts weak but gains strength. Jane Eyre was awesome.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58837955134918676812016-06-14T20:53:14.645-05:002016-06-14T20:53:14.645-05:00Thanks, David. I had fun writing the fantasy. I ev...Thanks, David. I had fun writing the fantasy. I even had the ghost of Ernest Hemingway jealous of me! Not, of course, for my writing, but because of Marlene's friendship with me. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65238453281437237312016-06-14T16:57:01.644-05:002016-06-14T16:57:01.644-05:00I think Marlene Dietrich is a great choice for a h...I think Marlene Dietrich is a great choice for a heroine.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-57733661062626361082016-06-14T16:21:46.617-05:002016-06-14T16:21:46.617-05:00I never knew my grandmother, but I heard from my m...I never knew my grandmother, but I heard from my mother that she was a great deal like yours.<br /><br />Marlene's history factors into my fantasy novella about her. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-15609322602336590212016-06-14T14:20:10.978-05:002016-06-14T14:20:10.978-05:00I love learning so much about Marlene, thank you. ...I love learning so much about Marlene, thank you. My grandmother was my hero, she was the strongest person I've ever known and so filled with grace. Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-32627664875265792482016-06-14T12:32:19.780-05:002016-06-14T12:32:19.780-05:00Joan of Arc was also a favorite heroine of Mark Tw...Joan of Arc was also a favorite heroine of Mark Twain and John Steinbeck (both of whom wrote a book on her). Ernest Hemingway was always in love with Marlene, but she wisely kept it from blossoming -- he always lost interest when he captured his heart's object!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-29511775677078589722016-06-14T12:27:59.119-05:002016-06-14T12:27:59.119-05:00I have always admired her ... and the late night b...I have always admired her ... and the late night black and white movies of her had me develop a bit of a crush too. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-73937867476069430982016-06-14T12:23:09.519-05:002016-06-14T12:23:09.519-05:00Marlene had a saucy side to her as well. She usual...Marlene had a saucy side to her as well. She usually set her sights on most of her leading men from Jimmy Stewart to John Wayne!<br /><br />But when the chips were down, Marlene fought for the underdog. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-90361815885414024252016-06-14T12:21:17.032-05:002016-06-14T12:21:17.032-05:00We read with new eyes as we grow which is why I tr...We read with new eyes as we grow which is why I try to write two levels to my novels: the surface exciting tale and the other deeper meaning to the thoughts and actions of all those involved.<br /><br />Your visits are appreciated. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-63260053333671358912016-06-14T11:47:18.253-05:002016-06-14T11:47:18.253-05:00Marlene was both strong and vulnerable ... in life...Marlene was both strong and vulnerable ... in life as well as in my fantasy with her. If I am to have a love interest in my own book, why not choose the best, right? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-91727163701836818882016-06-14T09:15:24.068-05:002016-06-14T09:15:24.068-05:00I didn't know any of those things about Marlen...I didn't know any of those things about Marlene! Although she's not a fictional character, her story reads like one. Joan of Arc is my favorite all time heroine. (And I'm not Catholic!) Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-38025265816475029622016-06-14T06:23:51.798-05:002016-06-14T06:23:51.798-05:00She was a true hero.
Compassion and strength to st...She was a true hero.<br />Compassion and strength to stand up for what is right are good qualities.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-61197898194157577942016-06-14T00:54:14.850-05:002016-06-14T00:54:14.850-05:00Hi Roland - I like the sound of your Marlene - she...Hi Roland - I like the sound of your Marlene - she'd be the story I'd read ... she's ready to do what's required for her work and herself ... clean as well as act when she can ... thanks for pointing us in her direction -cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16836455059738444052016-06-14T00:37:09.696-05:002016-06-14T00:37:09.696-05:00Interesting how Hermione Granger is a more memorab...Interesting how Hermione Granger is a more memorable true heroine than a lot of females in more adult/grown up books. J.K. Rowling really knows what she's doing.<br /><br />I read Jane Eyre as a teenager but didn't really appreciate the strength of the character until I read it again as an adult. What a fierce woman!<br />Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54074986442360234962016-06-14T00:27:21.138-05:002016-06-14T00:27:21.138-05:00I've read a biography on Marlene, and didn'...I've read a biography on Marlene, and didn't know those stories--fascinating! What an amazing woman.<br /><br />I think heroines have to be strong and capable, but also vulnerable. We have to feel for them in order to root for them.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.com