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Friday, January 27, 2006
Musing about Men and Islands...and Windows
Since I completed the spotlight questions a day or two back I have been pondering, on and off, the one about the men. So, okay, the question was not originally about the men. It was about which 10 books I would like to be stranded with on a deserted island. Because I love way too many books to choose only ten, I asked if I could be stranded with 10 heroes of 10 books instead. Which led me to recall another question in another interview: which of your heroes would you prefer to be stranded with on a deserted island?
Aside: I've been watching the first season of LOST on DVDs. Do you suppose this is why I'm stuck on the stranded-on-island scenario?
When the question was originally asked, several years ago, I went for the practical answer--Jack Manning, the hero of my first book, who'd been a builder. A useful skill when requiring shelter and/or an escape raft. Which led me to think about my other heroes, many of whom I've written since that interview. Seth Bennedict in Just A Taste was also a builder. He'd knock a raft together, I imagine, in a pinch.
But then so would any of the other heroes I've written, I decided, because that capability--the ability to problem-solve and provide and protect--is part of the promise in a Desire hero. Don't you agree? No matter if he spends his days working the boardroom in a tailor-made suit or working cattle in worn-through Wranglers, he's a take-charge, get-the-job-done, Jack-Shepherd guy. He'll work out a way to provide shelter, to find water, to catch fish. He'll fix the transceiver if that's possible and he'll build a monster signal fire and in his spare time he'll be working on that raft.
These are the qualities that define my kind of Desire hero. Sure, he'll be tall, buff and handsome. He'll have a way of moving that defines his athleticism and his self-assurance and his maleness. He'll probably have that self-deprecating sense of humor that I love in a man and a deep, sexy drawl to share his wry observations. Oh, and a killer grin. And biceps (those are a given.) All of which would make him mighty fine company on our desert island but it's really just the window-dressing.
So...what kind of man would you like on your desert island? And what qualities do you want to find once you strip back the window-dressing on a Desire hero?
posted by Bronwyn Jameson at 4:40 AM
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5 Comments:
kim said...
fun and sexy man. the one who can cook and clean.
2:04 PM
Marilyn said...
Ii think you've described my dream man quite adequately. In my mind he rather looks like Matthew McConnaughey. *g*
3:07 PM
Bronwyn Jameson said...
Ah, Kim. A man who can cook AND clean -- now that's a fantasy we can all appreciate! *g* Seriously, I do love the man-in-kitchen scenario (although not wearing an apron!) and have used that in several books. It's a chance for fun and sensuality and to show the characters in a more real, down-to-earth situation.
Marilyn, there's the beauty of the dream man. He can look any way you want him to!
5:11 PM
Jen said...
Ooooh Bron, this is so true! A man who is handy drives me wild *g* All my heroes could fix a car/build a medieval battering ram/repair a leaky roof at a moment's notice. Of course they almost never actually do this in my books, but I *know* they can :-)
Jen
1:23 PM
Bronwyn Jameson said...
My sentiments exactly, Jen. They don't have to DO any of those things on the pages of the book but the reader just knows they could--and they would--if the occasion demanded it.
2:12 PM
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