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Readers--what would you like to see?
Lord Arioch:
C'mon Everybody!
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btw, nice sig, Mickey :D
terroja:
I'd like to see more books that don't fit into any genre.
Kali:
I'm late getting in on this one, but Tersa? A-frickin'-men!
I'm so heartily sick and tired of the tough-as-nails bitchqueen character whose only flaw might be "too independent for her own good". My biggest piece of fanfic was written around the notion of a character who's female, a witch, not that powerful, sometimes clueless, but still not a wimp or a crybaby. I like the character enough that I want to use her in non-fanfic stories.
What ever happened to the idea that you don't HAVE to be uberpowered to be an interesting character? It's one of Harry's saving graces. Yes, he's powerful, but he's always in the big kids' sandbox, getting his ass handed to him. Harry's strength isn't in his power, it's in his refusal to give up, in his ability to always stand up again and get right back in there.
We need more Harrys, and fewer Anitas.
smoorman:
I want to agree with Kali and Tersa. I get tired of the super-bitches, who can do everything as well as anyone and yadda yadda yadda. What I would really like to see, and have never found, is a strong, secure woman who perfectly capable of taking care of herself, but who is also willing to pull her shirt tight and look pathetic to get guys to do what she wants.What I keep finding are either ballbreakers or dishrags, and they get old.
Richelle Mead:
Yeah, I hear that. There's a couple of authors whom I shall not mention (must not burn bridges) whose heroines drive me insane. It's like, enough already. I was actually reading some of them when I wrote my shaman novel, and suddenly, she got really aggressive. I had to go back and prove she could still kick ass and have a funny, likeable personality.
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