About My Sisters by Debra Ginsberg
Author:Debra Ginsberg [Debra Ginsberg]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780061738463
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-04-05T04:00:00+00:00
Heroine:
Tiny little breasts (can’t even be seen)
Hair like a raven’s wing
Doesn’t wear a bodice
“You know, if you’re not going to take this seriously, we should just stop,” Maya said as she watched me write.
“Okay, okay,” I said. “But it has to have some grounding in reality, otherwise I can’t write anything.”
“There’s a formula,” Maya said. “You know what to expect. It’s just the details that are different and that’s what makes it interesting. Besides, people like it when things work out in books. They don’t want to read about reality. That’s why they like to read romance novels.”
“Maybe that’s why you like to read them,” I said. She folded her arms across her chest, an extremely annoyed expression taking over her face.
“Do you want to do this or not?” she said.
“Yes, I want to,” I said. “Maybe you should just tell me what to write. That would be easier. Then I can just fill in the blanks, so to speak.”
“I can’t tell you that!” She flushed. “You’re the writer. I can only tell you whether or not it’s going to work.”
“All right, let’s talk about the hero, then,” I said. “What’s his name? Lance?”
“Again, if you’re going to be facetious about the whole thing, it’s not going to work. People will know if you’re making fun of something while you’re writing it.”
“Okay. What does he look like?”
“Well, of course he’s got to be good-looking. They all are.”
“Can you give me more?”
“You can do that part.”
“Right, high cheekbones. Maybe a Native American look. Maybe Italian. No, not Italian, forget that. Strapping and muscle bound. He can close his big, manly hand around her waist. And what’s he like?”
“He can be brooding,” she said. “Sometimes they’re moody. You know, these guys, they just don’t get it. That’s usually why they don’t get the girl right away.”
“Hmm,” I said. “Okay.” On our character page, I wrote,
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