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Hot guys come in all flavors and sizes. So as a writer of M/M romance books, I'm always striving to make the perfect hero. Of course, this means the perfect hero as I see the perfect hero, because, after all, I only have my own perception to rely on. And what is the perfect hero in my view? Usually a hero that's not so perfect, if that makes any sense
To me, the perfect hero is a dichotomy - a man that's strong and protective and yet flawed, sensitive and vulnerable. Yep, I said all those things in one sentence. It seems I'm always drawn to heroes I see in anime - Vincent Law of Ergo Proxy (do I talk enough about this dude, or what?), Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed, Cashhern in Casshern Sins. These guys are the best when it comes to fighting, killing, maiming, what have you. Hell, they aren't even human, LOL. But they all possess a sort of humility about themselves and their abilities, a deep remorse from their wrong-doings or perceived wrong-doings and the ability to love deeply and give of themselves completely. Note I'm talking about Kira Yamato here and not Athrun Zala - get my drift?
And so as a writer of M/M romance, I draw upon what I see appealing in these characters in order to morph certain traits into my own, perfect-yet-flawed heroes. I strive to make a character that I find approachable, but not the type of guy you'd think was approachable if you met him in person. You know, the lonely guy in the corner of the bar who might look like he's all that, but deep down he's just the average Joe in his own mind.
I think women (and gay men) in general do dream of guys like this and so like to read about them in their M/M romances. At least I hope so since that's what I try to write On the other hand, it's a hard job. I'm always asking myself - is this guy too tough? Is he being too sensitive for this scene? Can I get the humanity out of this character and onto the page while he's being a real asshole? Or the classic - did I just turn this dude into a lady? LOL
Yes, all of these things cross my mind and in the end, I find I just have to be true to myself and the story I'm writing. You can't write a story everyone will like or a perfect hero everyone finds perfect, because he's a moving target in the perception of everyone's mind. Did that make sense? I hope so. Tell me, what is your perfect hero and why? And fellow authors, how the heck do you get that onto the written page?
To me, the perfect hero is a dichotomy - a man that's strong and protective and yet flawed, sensitive and vulnerable. Yep, I said all those things in one sentence. It seems I'm always drawn to heroes I see in anime - Vincent Law of Ergo Proxy (do I talk enough about this dude, or what?), Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed, Cashhern in Casshern Sins. These guys are the best when it comes to fighting, killing, maiming, what have you. Hell, they aren't even human, LOL. But they all possess a sort of humility about themselves and their abilities, a deep remorse from their wrong-doings or perceived wrong-doings and the ability to love deeply and give of themselves completely. Note I'm talking about Kira Yamato here and not Athrun Zala - get my drift?
And so as a writer of M/M romance, I draw upon what I see appealing in these characters in order to morph certain traits into my own, perfect-yet-flawed heroes. I strive to make a character that I find approachable, but not the type of guy you'd think was approachable if you met him in person. You know, the lonely guy in the corner of the bar who might look like he's all that, but deep down he's just the average Joe in his own mind.
I think women (and gay men) in general do dream of guys like this and so like to read about them in their M/M romances. At least I hope so since that's what I try to write On the other hand, it's a hard job. I'm always asking myself - is this guy too tough? Is he being too sensitive for this scene? Can I get the humanity out of this character and onto the page while he's being a real asshole? Or the classic - did I just turn this dude into a lady? LOL
Yes, all of these things cross my mind and in the end, I find I just have to be true to myself and the story I'm writing. You can't write a story everyone will like or a perfect hero everyone finds perfect, because he's a moving target in the perception of everyone's mind. Did that make sense? I hope so. Tell me, what is your perfect hero and why? And fellow authors, how the heck do you get that onto the written page?
FREE READ at Amazon until Tuesday
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick note to let you all know that I've released a Yaoi, M/M short story over at Amazon that is FREE until Tuesday. The name of the book is, Night Swimming. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JKKPHFE
Hope you all enjoy it:)
Three new M/M Romance Stories Planned
I’m on a roll! I’ve got some new stories planned and one is inspired by the dude I drew on the left there. That’s the main character for my next full-length novel, Finding Human and his name is Lucian. I’ve also added him to my art page. The next one, Night Swimming is a short story I plan on doing for a fun free read. And the last one, The Bonds of Family, will be my third and last book in my In Life and Blood trilogy. I just hope I can hold myself to these dates…
Title: Finding Human
Genre: Yaoi Infused M/M Romance – Fantasy
Length: 90,000 Words
Release Date: Late Fall, 2014
Blurb: Mankind has stre
Famous Yaoi First Encounters - What's Too Soon and
So this blog post was inspired by this funny Yaoi motivational poster I found on DeviantArt: Yaoi Motivational Poster by SpirosDyingWish00
The poster made me think about all the standard, somewhat cliche first encounters we see in Yaoi - yes, the tripping into someone, the getting drunk, the angry slap followed by kiss, the OMG, you kissed me now I'm going to rape you. Most of which involve the two heros in a compromising close proximity to each other and the "aha!" moment. Oh, how we love these scenes, wait in high anticipation of them and squee with joy when they finally happen, LOL.
I suppose these things happen in a good het romance as
Should a M/M Romance writers take a male pen name?
Wow, this is a tough topic these days. I just found out about AJ Llewellyn being a woman. Yes, a woman, not the gay man she pretended to be.
We both started out at eXtasy Books writing M/M Romance, though I prefer to write more of the Yaoi variety:) I've had plenty of banter back and forth with AJ about writing, the M/M genre and the like and I must say I feel a bit... shocked. I know that women have taken male pen names in times past in order to get published and all that. And I know that some female M/M Romance authors have male pen names currently and keep hush about their true identity. I suppose it is no one's business but their own. Or
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