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Bah, I forgot to pay my RWA dues. So now that I'm aware of my lapse, I have to pay $25 more to renew! Bah, bah, bah. $100 gone just like that. ;-(
I haven't been doing well on the reading front. Since finishing Arthur's fifth Riley J. book, I haven't been able to find time or energy to read! The roof from hell eats up all my brain power. Since I like to read while I ride the stationary bike in the gym, and since I haven't been able to find the enthusiasm to exercise after a grueling day tearing off this Roof From Hell, my Tara Janzen ARC, On The Loose, is languishing. And I feel guiltier everyday as I walk pass it. I even apologized to it last night, LOL, because I always feel bad when I'm not finishing a book.
Flagging energy. That's what a day under the August sun will do to ya.
Writing-wise, it's slow going there too. And I'm filled with fear and trepidation, like all lonely authors, that readers will hate what I'm writing. To make it worse, and you know how your fears get confirmed when you start paying attention to things, forums and blogs around the Net are saying they hate the Uber-Alpha and that he is so out. Nerdy MrNerd and Metrosexual Man are much more In today. I went, OH-OH. I reread the chapter where Jed was doing all things Alpha to Hell. I went OH-OH again.
The usual edict--to not pay attention and to keep writing--flies out the window when the puter is ON at all times ;-). Let's see, it's 3am, I'm stuck on this paragraph and TV sucks...hmm, let's surf the blogosphere and check out what they're doing...this looks interesting--Alpha Males--Argghhhh! Oh noz...sez right here, they hate uber-alphas! Yikes. And this blog too! And this blog too! :palms face: 3.30am and I feel I've now written something everyone will hate.
Well...you guys always ask me about my writing process. There you have it, in a nutshell. Write (type), procrastinate, battle with words, go looking for candy, battle some more, stuck-stuck-stuck, think everything is going down the drain, look for inspiration, check out kilt pictures, look for more inspiration...in the fridge, battle words, play with blogs, go ArgHHhh, my fears have been confirmed, I'm a dead duck, then go to bed. Dream of ravishing Gerald Butler.
;-)
Exciting, no?
I haven't been doing well on the reading front. Since finishing Arthur's fifth Riley J. book, I haven't been able to find time or energy to read! The roof from hell eats up all my brain power. Since I like to read while I ride the stationary bike in the gym, and since I haven't been able to find the enthusiasm to exercise after a grueling day tearing off this Roof From Hell, my Tara Janzen ARC, On The Loose, is languishing. And I feel guiltier everyday as I walk pass it. I even apologized to it last night, LOL, because I always feel bad when I'm not finishing a book.
Flagging energy. That's what a day under the August sun will do to ya.
Writing-wise, it's slow going there too. And I'm filled with fear and trepidation, like all lonely authors, that readers will hate what I'm writing. To make it worse, and you know how your fears get confirmed when you start paying attention to things, forums and blogs around the Net are saying they hate the Uber-Alpha and that he is so out. Nerdy MrNerd and Metrosexual Man are much more In today. I went, OH-OH. I reread the chapter where Jed was doing all things Alpha to Hell. I went OH-OH again.
The usual edict--to not pay attention and to keep writing--flies out the window when the puter is ON at all times ;-). Let's see, it's 3am, I'm stuck on this paragraph and TV sucks...hmm, let's surf the blogosphere and check out what they're doing...this looks interesting--Alpha Males--Argghhhh! Oh noz...sez right here, they hate uber-alphas! Yikes. And this blog too! And this blog too! :palms face: 3.30am and I feel I've now written something everyone will hate.
Well...you guys always ask me about my writing process. There you have it, in a nutshell. Write (type), procrastinate, battle with words, go looking for candy, battle some more, stuck-stuck-stuck, think everything is going down the drain, look for inspiration, check out kilt pictures, look for more inspiration...in the fridge, battle words, play with blogs, go ArgHHhh, my fears have been confirmed, I'm a dead duck, then go to bed. Dream of ravishing Gerald Butler.
;-)
Exciting, no?
Not too off-topic, here is someone who has totally ubered-out into an Uber Loser:
Appropriate jury, don't you agree?
P/S What does it say about me when I recognize EVERY one of the cartoon characters? ;-)
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16 comments:
I want uber alpha males. PLEASE (begging here) do not stop writing them. :D
Steff
Woah! Metrosexual is soooo on its way out. As for His Jedness, DO NOT change him! :D I love how no matter how mad I am at him for doing something, it always, no matter what, is exactly what he would do. He never loses or breaks character. In other words, he's real. When I finally email you back, I'll include a funny story from a book I read that's def relevant here.
Me too, me too!!! Go look at JR Ward's yahoo group. Lots of women still want the alpha male. Bunches and bunches. If I have to choose between a wimpy man and my vibrator, the vibrator wins every time. Wimpy equals yuck!
Well said tressa! Me three, no whimps, metros, and PLEASE no nerds!
Jenna I recognize all but one of the cartoons... Heh
I love the alpha hero. Bring on Jed in all his glorious, pushy alphaness. Fome some reason when I think metrosexual...I think wimpy man getting facials, waxed and looking way prettier than me. Ewww. All the books on my keeper shelf are red hot alpha men: ala Low, Brockmann, Ward, Kenyon and KM Moning, to name a few.
Ignore the blogs. Write from the heart. ;)
Let me leave my two cents too - I'm with Leilani - most, if not all, of the books I buy (as opposed to checking out at the library), are uber-alpha men, because I re-read them. It's what a certain percentage of the female population needs, I think! Don't change a thing, Jenn. We're counting on you to keep the fires burning, so to speak!
Cecily
Jenn, you are amazing. Seriously. You work full time doing a job that is very physical and you still find the time (and energy) to write. Not a lot of people could do that.
I really, really, REALLY think you should read Crazy Sweet so you can get Honey and Smith's backstory. It's muy important.
Betas, Shmatas. Gamma? No Ma'ama. Alphas all the way for this gal!
Keep the Alpha Male! He is the fantasy man! I'm surrounded by MrNerdy and Metrosexual guy all day long. They're nothing to drool over, believe me. Mr Alpha Male provides us with the fantasy of potential hours of orgasmic delight when in reality we get something more along the lines of the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU
It would be like sweating over one of your crapenters.
Please. I'm waiting for more of his Jedness, even if you love to hate him, he's worth sweating over.
Theresa
Please do not stop writing his Jedness as he is meant to be in all his glory and alphaness. Seriously! The alpha hero is what makes me read them. Have been into Anne Stuart this week as you said on your blog she had uber alpha heroes and she is fab. No idea why I've not seen her before!
Don't be put off by what you've read, this cannot be a majority feeling, more like a minority!
Please do not neuter Jed, Keep him Alpha Male. As for Tara Janzens "Crazy Sweet" Travis is not in my opinion Alpha Male, if you look at previous Male Characters in that series "Quinn,Hawkins, Creed, Kid, Dylan," now those are Alpha Males, along with Elizabeth Vaughns "Warlord Trilogy" Yummy and curl my toes!
PS, went and read some stuff online, and truly, it makes my head hurt and now my eyes are a little crossed.
PS Smooches for the bad boy!
Now I know I have too much time on my hands....
Below is a link to some truly amazing uber alpha New Zealand... just click on the bit that says something about pikelets and L&P for afternoon tea, then go to the clip in the middle at the top, has a man with some stubbies on... gorgeous!
Oh,god, forgot the link *sigh*
http://www.lp.co.nz/
Ack don't desert the alpha. I read those same blogs and was horrified. Of course they are a tad scary if you comment against the prevailing wind, so to speak, that may prevent the alphas r us lobby from commenting.
Sarah I read about Anne Stuart and just finished two of her books too. Fabulous. Am now going to glom, I can feel it coming on.
Whoa! I see anything that threatens the Jedness brings you girls out to defend his Alphaness! ;-) Kidding.
I appreciate your encouragement. I don't understand what it is with 2-3am and mental anguish.
Steff,
I can't stop writing Alpha men because I love them too! If I try a Metrosexual dude, I'm not sure whether I could keep my sarcasm out of the way.
Monique,
Your emails/analyses are always a treat for me. Keep them coming. I love the Jedness dissected, AND winning you over!
Tressa,
LOL at your vehemence. Vibrators vs Wimpy Men sounds like a pretty good chicklit title! Maybe I'll use it as my next post....
Aimee,
Nerds grow up to become sexy guys too. But I guess they need to grow up first, eh? ;-) Seriously, some of our sexy actors were nerds in their youthful movies.
Leilani and Cecily,
I will continue to persevere! Fight for preservation of the Alpha Male! Yeah!
Casee,
One day, I'll read all the Crazy books. So far behind!
Vanessa Jaye,
That's another great title for a book! Gamma, no Mamma. Heh.
Theresa,
Thanks for the link. I do love to hate Jed because he's hard to write, but I love him too because he's all Jed all the time ;-).
And no, I don't want to sweat over my crapenters. Ugh.
Sarah,
Anne Stuart is Da Goddess when it comes to heros. I love her heroes.
Skkd,
I don't think I'll have the balls to neuter Jed. Everyone of you here will come after me ;-/.
Sarah (again):
I'll ck out the link. And now you know why my eyes are crossed. Those blogs can confuzzle what's left of your brain sometimes!
Chez,
No, after a gazillion very strong comments about the subject, it's best not to go in and say anything new. LOL. You might get your head lobbed off. But I do enjoy reading the debate.
As for Anne Stuart, don't glom too much at a time. After a while her heroines will make you want to strangle somebody ;-). Or at least, make you go look for granny dresses. Read a few, take a break, then read another batch. After all these years, I still can't decide which of her heros is the best because she has so many great ones.
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