This is the first time I have ever publicly mentioned it anywhere. But I think women are far cooler than men. In fact, the women in my stories are far more powerful and influential than the men. I'm that guy who always wonders what this world would be like if women controlled it instead of men (not a real fan of our patriachal history). I think my stories are a blast to read because women are the dominant species, not men. Can stories really get any better than that? My opinion anyway.Meredith Sinclair said:I Love, LoVe, LOVE, this place you guys are very entertaining, I have been lurking here and there... and I like to see how your brains are working...
Hey! Where did he come from?!
After reading and posting on Edward's thread on Snippets, and after looking at the other threads, I see that authors seem to have one thing in common: They love their characters. I thought maybe that we should have a thread that we use to talk about our characters, you know, tell everyone about our favorite characters, the ones that make us tick and talk about how they evolved, or where they came from. I have had a number of readers ask me how I came up with so and so or such and such and I'm always just overflowing with the answers, overjoyed at the chance to talk about my knights and their ladies and my villains and other characters, especially the fairies, sorcerers (esses) and such. So what do you think? Want to say something about your leading ladies, guys, creatures or whatever? I'd say we should try to keep them sized to about the size of the posting window if possible so we don't get carried away. I can't wait to see what comes up. Happy Reading! Happy Writing! And Happy whatever else you might be doing!
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WOW! I'm LoVin' ya a lot more now Kevis, of course women are powerfulKevis Hendrickson said:
We are the ones who control all the kids right? Like a great Lion tamer! Speaking of powerful female characters (or villianesses), the major villain in my book The Legend of Witch Bane is a woman called Queen Rhiannon Eldess. She's an amalgamation of many evil figures in history including Hitler and Stalin. But more importantly she embodies the worst characteristics of the most evil women that ever lived especially Elizabeth Bathory. If you don't know who Elizabeth Bathory is she's the 16th century Hungarian princess who murdered over 600 girls, drinking and bathing in their blood to gain the power of immortality. Bathory is easily one of the most sadistic and evil figures in history and I drew influence from her in my creation of Rhiannon. Queen Rhiannon is definitely a dastardly and malignant figure, but it is fun to come up with characters like this because they represent everything that normal people abhor.Brendan Carroll said:I believe that everyone has to have anchor characters if not main heroes and/or villains (esses). Personally, I like villainesses better and probably have more female villains in my stories because I think that women villains are much more appealing, more threatening and more 'villainous' than the typical bad guy (unless it's Johnny Depp!) Personally, I don't know any drag queens, but would be honored to meet a few. They have to be interesting people with great stories to tell. I've always loved it when some of my favorite movie actors play those parts like Dustin Hoffman (Ms. Doubtfire), Chris Tucker (Fifth Element). Flamboyant and very entertaining characters. Don't get me wrong. I know that real people are not actors... er, actors are not real people... er... well, shut up, Brendan!
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Ok....now you're scaring me... she was pure evil... and I notice you use lots of big words like Brendan... Aaaaaaaahhhh! Exactly Meredith,Meredith Sinclair said:WOW! I'm LoVin' ya a lot more now Kevis, of course women are powerful
I'm a historian and am constantly wondering how the heck did men get to control the world. Women outnumber men and not by a little bit (I believe the current ratio is 6 1/2 women to every 1 male.) And as much as I love the old fairy tales like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, I think there has been too much indoctrination going on over the centuries. I guess that's why I love the Amazons. They created a model of life that was anti-establishment and challenged the convention that men were superior to women. I am fortunate that I was raised around strong-willed women who took no crap off of the men in their lives and shattered the idea that women are the weaker vessel. Women rock and I'll go to my grave believing it!!!
I grew up around soldiers and very quickly learned.Kevis Hendrickson said:
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Thanks for beingKevis Hendrickson said:
... WISE.... Kevis! Besides I did not know it until I experienced this myself, but baby girls are born the stronger gender as well. BTW... I'm not really scared... I'm BRAVE & STRONG! & & Kevis, I am already becoming a fan.Meredith,Meredith Sinclair said:
I agree Elizabeth Bathory is quite the frightening figure. Probably the most scary I've ever heard about. With that said, you must admit. It is quite intriguing to learn about figures like her. Especially since it goes very far to reaffirm the normalcy of the average folk. You and I would have a lot to worry about if we spent our nights trying to figure out new ways to kill young girls like Bathory did. Nothing normal about that.
Unfortunately, CK you hit the nail right on the head! I can't shake the feeling that this world would be better off if it were the other way around.Carolyn Kephart said:I grew up around soldiers and very quickly learned.
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I like that name, Lainey (I'm assuming is a nickname?). A good, clean book. I've always admired authors who could write for younger audiences and tried my hand at it. I've bounced my children's book off of several children... not literally!Carol Hanrahan said:
... and they've been very pleased with them. The main character is a little girl and her friend who happens to be a hamster. Yeppers, a hamster. I happen to like hamsters. I like them with a bit of cream cheese and wheat thins... just kidding! I know some of you think I'm crazy and you're right. Bear with me, please, I'm just happy to be alive. If you were me, you'd know what that means. Love you!Since I am a big fan of women (maybe the biggest male fan there is), I guess that makes us even. Ha, ha! I'm loving this conversation!Meredith Sinclair said:Thanks for being
If I can let the cat out of the bag, I wanted Hillary Clinton to win the Presidential Election simply because I'm sick and tired of men imposing their will on the rest of the human race. It's time for women to put the universe back in order. Heck, I don't even like Sarah Palin, but if she were running for President, I'd vote for her just to upset the status quo. I know my politics will upset some people. But after 6 million years of men ruling the world, I'm ready for a coup d'état!
I love making people laugh and I love laughing though my humor is sometimes... a bit dark.Carol Hanrahan said:
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I haven't published the children's book on Kindle or anywhere. Mayhap, I should, but it needs illustrations because it's for nine/ten year olds. They need lots of pictures.
Give it a go, Brendan! Put it on Kindle without pictures, then start thinking about the pictures. Who knows, sometimes your imagination comes up with the best pictures! If nothing else, you'll be forging into new territory. Just my opinion.....Brendan Carroll said:I love making people laugh and I love laughing though my humor is sometimes... a bit dark.
Kindle offerings need to appeal to all ages
Thanks for the up-lifting comment. Had a really bad day at my hobby (full-time job). Please keep on lurking and maybe something good to eat will come by and you can pillage, flay and burn it on the grill.vikingwarrior22 said:
I'll just keep on thinking in the meantime (thinking that I wouldn't want to make you mad at me!
) Everyone needs a good Viking Warrior on their side. Maybe more than one, eh? Hope you're still enjoying the misadventures of my poor Knight. He could probably use your help as well. Brendan21 - 40 of 176 Posts
