bernita’s recent post on heroine’s made me
think of my aversion to crying. it’s strange how
your viewpoints and feelings about everything
bleeds into your own writing. i’m not much of
a crier, tho i’ve grown soft since having the bubs.
my heroine cries quite a few times in my novel.
tho she has reason to, as i basically torture her
for most of the book. at least i feed her as well. 8)
her reaction is appropriate, i believe, in those
scenes. at the same time, it sort of always makes
me worry that she may come across as too weak.
because that is what i associate with crying.
it’s ridiculous, but there it is.
don’t even get me started on making my
hero cry. i’ve posted threads about it on forums
and have had to have men tell me that it’s
fine for the hero to show some emotion. esp
given the circumstances. again tho, i was worried
he’d come across as sniveling and weak-willed.
which my hero certainly is not!
i’ve been stalking my heroine some online.
the actress’ name is liu yi fei. she’s twenty-one
years old.
i’m slowly adding to my links list.
please comment if you can and i’ll link you!
tho i’m sure i’ll get my whole reading list
up sooner or later. 8)
currently reading :
the alchemist
by paulo coelho
9 Comments
Of course, crying doesn’t mean weakness!
And certainly doesn’t mean one’s brain is missing either!
Some people are fiercest when they cry.
bernita, you’re right, i know! it’s such a silly prejudice of mine.
That girl is gorgeous.
And crying is fine. Melodramatic caterwauling, maybe not.
Your heroine looks awesome, Xiao! She reminds me a lot of the Japanese Swordswoman movies I used to watch at the Asian theater in Hilo when I was a teenager. I loved those strong warrior women! The movies were English subtitled, but I didn’t care. The stories made women heroic, and that was pretty unique back in the 70s.
beth, she’s definitely gorgeous! i love her eyes.
karen, thank you! i wish my heroine knew how to fight like a warrior. she has courage, tho. and she definitely uses her magic in the end to save herself and others.
yay for strong heroines!
I personally cry all the time, and my characters do occasionally too… That said, I’ve been told that crying weakens a scene because it comes across as an easy cheat to get the reader to care. Some writers see it as a signpost: “see? this part is sad!” I understand where they’re coming from, but hey, as REM says, everybody cries… sometimes.
(speaking of which, that song always makes me tear up.)
hello! just so happy to see your blog is up and running! can’t wait to see and hear when everything unfolds! keep up the great writing! ^_^
I also think it’s okay for a hero to cry. And in the right atmosphere, it’s incredibly sexy. Total lack of inhibition.
I love the new blog!! I’m going to update my link for you now…
:-)
amy, you are a sensitive softie. so am i, but i still hate crying!
win, hi!!!! thanks for visiting and commenting! =D i’m excited about your new blog, too!
chris, thank you!looking forward to all the activity on your blog in the coming weeks!