Comments on: Character Motivation and the TSTL Heroine http://www.anyabast.com/2007/07/04/character-motivation-and-the-tstl-heroine/ Erotic & Paranormal Romance at its best. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cathy in AK http://www.anyabast.com/2007/07/04/character-motivation-and-the-tstl-heroine/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Cathy in AK Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:00:41 +0000 http://72.167.9.57/2007/07/04/character-motivation-and-the-tstl-heroine/#comment-569 You make a very good point here. I love gutsy heroines, but there is a line that gets crossed upon occassion. Makes me want to throw the book through a window. Oh, I may have a TSTL hero for you. In a book I recently read, the heroine followed the hero, an ex-cop, along several dark country roads (her reason and the resulting "oh no, now I'm in trouble and need to be saved" situation gave her TSTL status, as did the bulk of the book, but I digress) AND HE NEVER REALIZED HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED. What kind of cop was he?!? I guess it was a good thing he left the force before someone walked up to him--no need to sneak up--and popped him. I'll certainly try to keep my heroines AND my heroes from being TSTL. Thank goodness for sharp-eyed/sharp tongued crit partners ; ) You make a very good point here. I love gutsy heroines, but there is a line that gets crossed upon occassion. Makes me want to throw the book through a window.

Oh, I may have a TSTL hero for you. In a book I recently read, the heroine followed the hero, an ex-cop, along several dark country roads (her reason and the resulting “oh no, now I’m in trouble and need to be saved” situation gave her TSTL status, as did the bulk of the book, but I digress) AND HE NEVER REALIZED HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED. What kind of cop was he?!? I guess it was a good thing he left the force before someone walked up to him–no need to sneak up–and popped him.

I’ll certainly try to keep my heroines AND my heroes from being TSTL. Thank goodness for sharp-eyed/sharp tongued crit partners ; )

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