tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post1458364155521786964..comments2023-10-26T10:23:13.539-04:00Comments on Shauna Roberts: Guest post: Can a working-class hero work in romance?Shauna Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-29741629726340446142015-04-15T17:55:52.047-04:002015-04-15T17:55:52.047-04:00You're absolutely right! So many of the traits...You're absolutely right! So many of the traits are those that are seen as ideal today (in contemporary romance and real life), but I think people have a hard time imagining the lower classes in history, just because there's not so much written about them. Even in school, you get given this view of peasants or serfs as a single entity with a collective consciousness, and that's just bizarre to me. I think the preference for wealthy and titled heroes in historicals is mainly just an extension of the contemporary hero archetypes romances have been relying on for years -- the millionaire, the billionaire, the Prince, Sheikh, rich boss, etc -- that are more about wish-fulfillment. That's fine, and there's a place for that, but I don't want to see the poor or the marginalized left out of history OR romance. <br /><br />The trouble is that they really have been. It's harder to research the lower classes, and it can be incredibly depressing, especially when you get into mortality rates. The standard of living was a lot lower, but in this series, I'm trying to show that that's not without its romance. What's more romantic than a man giving someone literally everything he has? <br /><br />I would love to see more diverse heroes in historical romance. Just because you mainly read about the great and the wealthy in history books, doesn't mean the others weren't there. They had dreams, loves, and opinions of their own, so I think they should have their own adventures, too. authorjessicacalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397941348167795914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-8993143186423203462015-04-15T17:10:20.997-04:002015-04-15T17:10:20.997-04:00CHARLES, I agree! What a wonderful blue.
JESSICA,...<b>CHARLES</b>, I agree! What a wonderful blue.<br /><br /><b>JESSICA</b>, thanks again for your guest post. After thinking about your post, I realized that the working-class traits that make your historical hero a hero are the same traits that appeal to women in contemporary romances about cowboys, police, firemen, military men, and men in other such jobs. I wonder why the difference? The much lower standard of living of working-class people in the past? Do you have an opinion?Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-69009072260532319142015-04-15T15:01:53.429-04:002015-04-15T15:01:53.429-04:00Thank you! The artist did a great job. :-)Thank you! The artist did a great job. :-)authorjessicacalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397941348167795914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-24096160920351389402015-04-15T10:30:59.550-04:002015-04-15T10:30:59.550-04:00Beautiful cover. Love those blues.Beautiful cover. Love those blues.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com