Before I jump into my favorite villains, I wanted to talk a quick second about my own hero. If you've been around Twitter lately, I'm sure you've noticed a hashtag #HeroWars floating around. Next Monday Boone will be going up against a god (he's not worried). In the meantime, check out Boone\'s STATS and see whose picture inspire the character. Now, onto the good stuff! I have a confession (don’t the best blog posts start out this way?) – I am hopelessly in love with villains. I love the way their twisted minds work and how the best ones put the hero through his paces and have him dancing on a string of their making. Sure, I generally want them to fail and Good to triumph over Evil… But sometimes I don’t. Sometimes … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
New from The Naked Hero
Owen Enters the #HeroWars!
So, there's a new game in town [read: on twitter!]: the #HeroWars. Authors are posting quotes from some of your favorite heroes in a sexy-against-bad-ass battle you're just gonna love. And North of Need's snow god Owen Winters is there. Here's his stats: Name: Owen [Eoghan] Winters Build: mountainous shoulders and ablicious Height: 6’3” Weight: 220 lbs Hair: Black, longish in front Eyes: one brown, one navy Strengths: can command winter weather, the wind, the clouds, change the physical composition of snow/ice/rain, can shift forms between human and elemental Weaknesses: vulnerable to heat Leading Lady: Megan Snow Favorites: ice cream, Lucky Charms, cold temperatures, Megan’s smile Occupation: snow god, … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
Who is Jack Callaghan?
I'm all about the visual. I make Dream Boards (a fancy name for a collage) about my fictional worlds, including who would play my characters in the TV or movie versions of my stories. This is not so farfetched as it may sound. Several people in Jennifer Lopez's production company read Hasta la Vista, Lola! (the fact that a few people read it is apparently a big deal). They passed, unfortunately, but people who know J.Lo know about Lola Cruz! I think that's pretty damn cool. Drop Dead Lola (my working title), a Lola Cruz Mystery novella, and Bare-Naked Lola, the 3rd Lola Cruz Mystery, are both set to come out (March for the novella and April for book 3) and I've finally figured out who would play Jack Callaghan on film. Timothy … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
How I Ended up with a Blue Haired Hero and Why He’s a Keeper
This weekend, I wrote a synopsis for a short novella. The hero was badass. Alpha. Defender of justice. "This. Is. SPAAARRTTA!" The works. The synopsis worked perfectly. I began writing. By halfway through the first chapter, I had become enthralled with an incidental character. His only purpose was to lead the heroine into place for the hero’s grand entrance. However, I had to force the heroine not to jump the incidental character right then and there. I promoted him to hero. The synopsis: a la poubelle. First, why did I write a character who dyed his hair blue? I typed black. Deleted it. I typed blond. Deleted it. I typed red. Deleted it. I saw him clearly in my mind with blue hair and thought, why not? It’s a secondary character, … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
Why we love a kick ass heroine…
I’m stripping down heroines again today, and having a closer look at my particular favorite type, the kick ass heroine. I occasionally go back and read one of the books I loved when I was younger, and honestly, some of the heroines are positively feeble. They tended to be young, ravishingly beautiful, innocent, and in desperate need of some man to come along and save them. The closest they got to kick ass was feisty. Give me a heroine like that these days, and I’d probably throw the book across the room (or more likely delete it from my kindle). No, these days, I like a good strong, kick ass heroine (my personal favorites right now are Anita Blake and Mercy Thompson). By that I don’t mean they always have to be ready to … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
The Wounded Man: Why do we even bother?
Is it me, or does every woman love a man she has to “fix”? Now…coming from a happily married woman’s perspective, I can see the idiocy in this theory from a million miles away. Yet, back in my single days, I was all over that. If there was a man within a ten mile radius who was at all “wounded” or enjoyed brooding at least three to five days a week…I found him. And fell for him. Hard. After all, all it takes is a little bit of work, a wee bit of patience—okay, a lot of patience—and a whole lotta love…and a wounded man can be the perfect mate, correct? Incorrect. I don’t know why we women do that. It honestly doesn’t make sense. In fact, it’s actually pretty d*mn stupid if you ask me. Men who need to be fixed … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
The Great Thing About Tough Guys
The great thing about tough guys-- Marines, Police Officers, Navy Seals, Postal Delivery guys-- is that deep down, and I mean deep down like hidden behind their spleens or something is always a great story about when they were younger, not-so tough guys. I have a friend of mine, we'll call him A because he has begged to remain nameless, who fits this mold perfectly. He's tall, he's built, he says ma'am and sir, he is a Special Forces Marine that won't tell me what he actually does for a living in the past 8 years. None of that matters though because 1.) He's on his way stateside with a big old promotion under his tiny little belt and 2.) I get to embarrass him with this story in celebration of 1 and 3.) He's going to secretly log … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
The Love Triangle
Today I’m talking about the show that’s lately been worming its way into the top position among my favorite television shows: The Vampire Diaries. For those not up to speed on the show, the very mortal Elena is dealing with the loss of her vampire boyfriend, Stefan, who left town after being turned into an emotionless killing machine by one of the original vampires. She finds herself growing closer to her ex’s brother Damon, also a vampire, and recently they shared their first kiss. *Sw0on* I’m loving the show these days, and not just because I have a thing for bad boys like Damon. What I enjoy most is the love triangle between Elena and the two brothers, and this one promises to heat up. I don’t know what it is that I find … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
The Action Hero
The hero who really is a hero... Picture Credit: Safety Equipment by Dan, http://www.freedigitalimages.net There’s something extra about the hero who is a hero in his ‘day job’ don’t you think? Clearly many readers do as there’s a raft of books dedicated to these particular types of heroes - the medical romances, the emergency services guys - firefighters are just about a genre all their own as are the servicemen of course, the romantic suspenses in which you get the private detective, special agent or bodyguard heroes... I live in Christchurch, New Zealand and we’ve suffered some tremendously large earthquakes over the last year or so. I’ll never forget seeing all the USAR – Urban Search and Rescue teams arriving from … Don't fight it. Read more from TNH goddesses...
SHOP WITH THE NAKED HERO
