Thursday, January 16, 2014

Winter Wonderman Blog Hop




My apologies if this post is incoherent. I’m currently dealing with some sort of bug which has my
brain feeling a bit mushy.

The topic for the blog hop is what makes a male character in a book or movie sexy?”

Hmm. The first character that comes to mind is The Phantom. I don’t remember a time when I haven’t loved this character. The problem with having a crush on this character is that … well … he’s pretty much a horrible. This is a guy who basically stalks an impressionable young woman, takes over about every aspect of her life, and then brainwashes her. There’s also a point when he gets so angry with her he breaks a chandelier and sets fire to an opera house. And that’s just the version from the movie and play. In the actual

Since this movie, I've had a thing for Gerard Butler!
He’s cute, has a great accent, can sing Music
of the Night, likes dogs, and from what I can
tell, has a fantastic sense of humor
book by Gaston LeRoux, The Phantom is a terrifying psychopath who doesn’t have a single redeeming quality. And yet I have crushed on them him for years.

I fell head over heels in love with dark, brooding, heartbroken, Snape the first time I read The Sorcerer’s Stone and not once did my resolve falter. The 7th book came out I ran around the barn yelling I was right at the top of my lungs. That was a day no one is going to forget any time soon.
   

My current crush is everyone’s favorite high functioning sociopath, Sherlock Holmes, though I have to admit in this particular case I suspect that my
interest has less to do with the actual character, and more to do with the fact that I find the voice Cumberbatch uses for the role incredibly sexy.
Real life literary figures? I have to admit that I have always had a thing for Edgar Allen Poe. Even thought, by today’s standards, his short stories are downright chaste, I’ve always found something about his writing style to be just a little erotic and consider the author to be incredibly romantic.


Looking at this list, I’m starting to suspect it’s a good thing I’m currently single, because apparently what floats my boat is a penchant for dark clothing, unapproachability, intelligence, sarcasm, and well, quite frankly, insane. Not the kind of guy most parents want their daughters to settle down with.

What about you? What do you find incredibly attractive in your male characters? Any characters on your list of fictional crushes that you find surprising! 

I’m currently working on story where the main character has several of the traits I look for in my fictional characters. Meanwhile, Oliver, the male lead in my novella, Snowflakes & Beeswax, doesn’t
have any of the traits that make the characters I mentioned sexy. I modeled him after the type of guy that I’m attracted to in real life. He’s sweet, a little funny, and knows when to take a stand. He’s also pretty cute and likes animal. If you want to know more about Oliver and the woman he falls in love with, leave your email address in the comment section. Doing this puts you in the running for a free, electronic copy of Snowflakes & Beeswax

After you do that, check out the linky list of authors participating in the Winter Wonder Man Blog Hop.

21 comments:

  1. I love the tortured hero but has a hidden heart of gold, is fiercely protective and will sacrifice for those he loves.

    anovelgathering2013(at)gmail(dot)com

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  2. I love a man who's protective, loyal, and funny
    jasdarts at hotmail dot com

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  3. A man with no redeeming qualities is not someone I'd think about as toe curling, unless they curled in fear. We all have our likes, good thing too. It makes the world more interesting. Don't hate me, but I've never seen the musical, play or movie, nor have I read the book.

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    1. Believe it or not, I completely agree with you. That's why I can't figure out just why I'm so infatuated with the character of the Phantom. He shouldn't be likable, yet I can't get enough of him. In real life, I certainly wouldn't want to meet anyone like him. I do think that the play/movie version of him does have some good features though his moral compass is way out of wack.

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  4. I like when men is loyal,alpha male,sarcastic,funny,sweet,hot body…
    Thanks for a chance :)

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    1. It doesn't matter if it's the hero or heroine, I adore sarcasm in characters! Sadly, I think that's an aspect that seems to come across better in film than it does in literature.

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  5. I like the movie version of Aragorn in Lord of the Rings. The book version wasn't as impressive.
    bituin76 at hotmail dot com

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  6. I love the strong silent types, with a heart of gold that doesn't immediately show, smart, who can have fun when they let themselves do so.

    humhumbum AT yahoo DOT com

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  7. Love the sexy alpha hero with a great sense of humor! Thanks for the giveaway.
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  8. alpha and smart

    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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  9. My perfect hero is tall, muscular, confident, loyal, Alpha, bad-ass, intelligent, protective, vulnerable and majorly damaged -- but ultimately redeemable!

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com

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  10. My favorite is an alpha hero. One thats strong, caring, protective. I love a sense of humor! And a six pack and guns doesnt hurt anything. lol Thank you!
    shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. Sounds like you and I are on pretty much the same wave length. For the record, the guys with the best arms, farmers/ranchers. I don't care how often a guy goes to a gym, they can't match the muscles that are built up via hauling hay.

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  11. I love a caring, protective hero, one who can go all alpha male, yet doesn’t feel threatened and even encourages their loved one taking the lead and taking charge. A sense of humor is also important. It doesn’t matter if it’s just goofiness, dry humor, wit, etc, just some type of sense of humor. He has to be able to deal with feelings, not all, oh I’m a guy, we don’t do those things, over-macho crap. I want a guy who’s secure in his massculinity (you know, not afraid to wear pink or scared people will think he’s “gay” or “a girl” for actually doing/enjoying things like going to the theatre or dressing fashionably). Loyalty and fidelity are extremely important as well as being able to cook. A guy who can cook is super sexy. And romantic at heart as well.

    tiger-chick-1(at)hotmail(dot)com

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    1. I'm not a huge fan of goofy humor, but I'm a sucker for dry wit and sarcasm. And you're so right about cooking, that's a fantastic trait!

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  12. This hop is so fun! Thanks so much! delphinareadstoomuch at yahoo

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  13. I like my man dark dangerous and bad , jfitze2@hotmail.com

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  14. I was not a Snape fan! My TV crush is from Person of Interest, Jim Caviezel, and I also like the star of our locally filmed Sleepy Hollow, Tom Mison. I adore his smarts and loyalty.
    capefearlibn at gmail dot com

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  15. My hero is strong and protecting. I love a man who knows me so well that its almost like he could be psychic at times. ghwasd at gmail dot com

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  16. My favorite hero is faithful, protective and has a great sense of humor.

    jmesparza821 at gmail dot com

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