tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987462590437753851.post4494740917417615133..comments2022-12-21T17:43:20.486-08:00Comments on Angelica Weatherby: Angelica Weatherbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070771755591764928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987462590437753851.post-58132403286713320782010-03-01T18:52:02.199-08:002010-03-01T18:52:02.199-08:00Hi Dawn and good question. I do sometimes worry th...Hi Dawn and good question. I do sometimes worry that my main characters will stop readers in their tracks. In Nimmet, Goddess of Love (loveyoudivine) my villain is quite evil in the beginning, but as he meets up with the heroine, her determined spirit and kindness causes a change of heart for him. He gets a chance to fall in love with someone he never thought possible, and by the end of the story it's become questionable if he will continue to be a villain at all.<br /><br />Now Althyn is a very different story. She actually starts out as a sweet, innocent young woman who has been sheltered from the outside world. Left that way, I doubt she would have turned as evil as she did. Maybe one reason I put off finishing her story for so long was that in a critique group one of my fellow authors said he would be disappointed if I corrupted her and she turned to the dark side. But I knew all along that was her destiny. <br /><br />One thing any new author will learn fast is that there are often differences between following your muse and writing for what the market wants right now and will inevitably consume on a large scale basis. Althyn was written selfishly. I hold no illusions that the market will snatch her up. She does not follow the Romance 101 model for success: Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl struggle. Boy and girl realize they need each other and live happily ever after.<br /><br />However, there is a basic element of romance throughout her first book. She just needs to see what has been right before her eyes the whole time and appreciate him instead of following in her parents' footsteps.Anastasia Rabiyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776084016655371952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987462590437753851.post-20552116498958336212010-03-01T18:46:59.264-08:002010-03-01T18:46:59.264-08:00Great interview Delaine! I was really glad to read...Great interview Delaine! I was really glad to read more about Anastasia. <br /><br />35 titles!!??? *faints*Anastasia V. Pergakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350626962513824401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987462590437753851.post-18243665973661033992010-03-01T16:41:41.847-08:002010-03-01T16:41:41.847-08:00This is a great interview. I find all the informat...This is a great interview. I find all the information presented to be fascinating and even amusing at times.<br /><br />I have a question on the anti-hero topic near the beginning. Do you worry about people not liking the main character in the beginning and not reading the book? I know it can be done to have a not so liked protagonist but it's also difficult in some ways.<br /><br />Nice to see someone who has dark and erotic elements to their stories and have them succeed.<br /><br />Good luck in the future both to the author and the blogger. ;-)Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.com