tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post112309928181439894..comments2024-01-31T03:00:44.846-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Would-Be Writer: So, What Do You Do For a Living?Lynn Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1123136012199623642005-08-04T01:13:00.000-05:002005-08-04T01:13:00.000-05:00Say it ain't so! Milrom waning? B-b-b-but! I wr...Say it ain't so! Milrom waning? B-b-b-but! I write it too. Heck, I'm married to a military guy, so I love those types of heroes. There's just something about a guy in combat boots and camis that makes my heart flutter. So far, in the two military romances I've written, the hero has been on leave and back in his hometown. But, I do want to write an adventuresome "in the field" story. I just read <B>Take No Prisoners</B> by Gayle Wilson. It featured ex-CIA types on the run in Afghanistan and I thought it was well done. Nice to run into other milrom writers!Lynn Raye Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823590040842807378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1123127977166738642005-08-03T22:59:00.000-05:002005-08-03T22:59:00.000-05:00"I think I might simply be stuck with my military ..."I think I might simply be stuck with my military men. I think that the kind of heroes I most enjoy reading and writing are the type of guys who are most likely to find themselves in the superhero-professions."<BR/><BR/>*waving* me too. I went through this same type of thing a while back. Milrom is what I love to read and love to write - and if I'm not happy with what I'm writing, there's no point.<BR/><BR/>And whenever I think that milrom is waning, I head on over to one of Suz Brockmann's message boards and look at all the readers who are clamoring for authors who write about the same type of books. <BR/><BR/>I think there's always room for a good book in he market, no matter the subject. <BR/><BR/>And I'd love to see what anonymous says in answer to your question about mil settings vs. mil hero home on leave.Stephanie Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124223510740863199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1123105550177813462005-08-03T16:45:00.000-05:002005-08-03T16:45:00.000-05:00Ooh, this brings me to ask a question of you. You ...Ooh, this brings me to ask a question of you. You say that military sitations are a big turnoff (and I have to say that freaks me out in a big picture way *g*). Does this mean that you'd be okay with a book that has a military guy as the hero but does not feature a military situation? So example, what if the guy was an Army Ranger on leave for a month, and he goes home to meet his high school sweetheart. He helps her save the family farm or something non-military in nature. Would that be okay (assuming the story was well written and not stupid)? Or is it something bigger - that you generally don't prefer military types as far as characters go?<BR/><BR/>Really, I may ask this in a blog entry because I want to know very much.Lynn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1123101116890212262005-08-03T15:31:00.000-05:002005-08-03T15:31:00.000-05:00I think occupations are important - to the reader ...I think occupations are important - to the reader as well as the author. For example, I've been reading a lot of romances involving firefighters recently and loving them (Kathryn Shay is *excellent* in this sub-genre!), so now if I pick up a book and see that the hero or the heroine is a firefighter chances are that I'll buy it. If the hero and/or heroine are in some branch of the military, it takes something *very* special to stop me from putting the book back as quickly as I picked it up - military scenarios are a huge turn-off for me.<BR/><BR/>Teachers, especially male teachers, appeal to me. Give me a male, otherworldly university professor and I'm sold. Heroes who are in politics intrigue me. Doctors and other medical professionals appeal, too. Construction workers, farmers, ranchers etc are a complete turn-off. <BR/><BR/>Interesting post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com