tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post8227369115582336924..comments2023-08-10T04:15:22.199-04:00Comments on Victoria Janssen: Romancing the BeastVictoria Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-12650423843244004892010-05-14T11:17:56.235-04:002010-05-14T11:17:56.235-04:00That book sounds AWESOME. I must find it.That book sounds AWESOME. I must find it.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-15665464181759856612010-05-14T11:14:52.707-04:002010-05-14T11:14:52.707-04:00In a fairytale book for kids (Rose and the Beast? ...In a fairytale book for kids (Rose and the Beast? anyway I thought it was a long B&B story not a short one with others... sadly disappointed) the author made one hilarious and good point at the end of the B&B tale.<br /><br />When Beast was a Beast he understood her, championed her, slept beside her, warmed her, followed her everywhere, ran around and played with her, and entertained her.Keira Gilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331468391417189912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-42288198546041773102009-07-03T08:41:46.392-04:002009-07-03T08:41:46.392-04:00I might have to play with the reverse "Beauty...<i>I might have to play with the reverse "Beauty an the Beast" idea in a future story.</i><br /><br />I am going to keep an eye out for examples. I shall start collecting them along with male virgin and gigolo heroes!Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-76975379956899693292009-07-03T08:40:23.318-04:002009-07-03T08:40:23.318-04:00"But why did he have to turn back into a huma...<i>"But why did he have to turn back into a human? How can she recognize him now?"</i><br /><br />Ooh, yes.<br /><br /><i>I've also been noticing that even when there are heroines as paranormal beings, they're more frequently paired with paranormal being heroes instead of with human heroes, probably so that the hero doesn't come off as "weak."</i><br /><br />Yes, Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-72194010786095601502009-07-02T22:04:24.982-04:002009-07-02T22:04:24.982-04:00I've also been noticing that even when there a...<i>I've also been noticing that even when there are heroines as paranormal beings, they're more frequently paired with paranormal being heroes instead of with human heroes, probably so that the hero doesn't come off as "weak."</i><br /><br />Ahh... so that's what I've been doing wrong with my historical paranormal where the hero is a human and the heroine is a coyoteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-66020922998635943562009-07-02T18:55:45.421-04:002009-07-02T18:55:45.421-04:00Hrm, interesting! I hadn't thought that much a...Hrm, interesting! I hadn't thought that much about the fairy tale connection. I also wonder about paranormals as a revision of the Beauty and the Beast story—I feel most of us have had that moment in which we think "But why did he have to turn back into a human? How can she recognize him now?" And paranormals give the reader a way to keep the hero as a beast without necessarily Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-2070723650589126612009-07-02T10:33:50.602-04:002009-07-02T10:33:50.602-04:00If we look at the women with special powers in fai...<i>If we look at the women with special powers in fairy tales, they don't fare so well.</i><br /><br />I'll be thinking and writing more about this, I think.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-33614867478319022762009-07-02T10:29:04.738-04:002009-07-02T10:29:04.738-04:00Interesting connection you've made to the para...Interesting connection you've made to the paranormal traditions inherent in these classic fairy tales. Which goes to show, no new stories, right? :)<br /><br />If we look at the women with special powers in fairy tales, they don't fare so well.Jeannie Linhttp://www.jeannielin.comnoreply@blogger.com