tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post2727464582188871479..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: O is for OptionsDebra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-10661068705157076742016-10-17T12:27:15.732-07:002016-10-17T12:27:15.732-07:00Good point, Heather. Women haven't always been...Good point, Heather. Women haven't always been able to make their own decisions. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-54502385004323687602016-10-17T12:26:12.427-07:002016-10-17T12:26:12.427-07:00Thanks for visiting, Miriam. You're right that...Thanks for visiting, Miriam. You're right that some decisions could be disastrous!Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-22263862649881432132016-10-17T12:05:04.897-07:002016-10-17T12:05:04.897-07:00Food for thought, Paula, without a doubt! During t...Food for thought, Paula, without a doubt! During the Regency, choices were often made by well-meaning (sometimes) relatives for the heroine. This happens to Jocasta in A Sense of the Ridiculous.Heather King Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-41246179367379097592016-10-13T01:18:09.140-07:002016-10-13T01:18:09.140-07:00Great post, Paula. Options make a story, whenever ...Great post, Paula. Options make a story, whenever the choice is made - now or in the past. In my 'Neither Here Nor There' Esty made her life-changing decision before the story begins, but more than once she wonders if she's made an awful mistake.Miriam Drorihttps://miriamdrori.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-83894342353534061952016-10-12T13:54:03.842-07:002016-10-12T13:54:03.842-07:00LOL, Patsy. I've seen some 'interesting...LOL, Patsy. I've seen some 'interesting' names for chip shops in my time! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-40193336903585543612016-10-12T13:36:36.091-07:002016-10-12T13:36:36.091-07:00I've just written about someone choosing a nam...I've just written about someone choosing a name for a chip shop - some of the options were pretty dodgy!<br />Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-15050770567831247682016-10-12T12:24:49.883-07:002016-10-12T12:24:49.883-07:00Lots of options there, and I like your description...Lots of options there, and I like your description of it as sometimes being a leap of faith. It''s also where a character's inner instincts may come into play, too. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-1871869777403268292016-10-12T11:59:43.101-07:002016-10-12T11:59:43.101-07:00Great post, Paula. Choosing between options often ...Great post, Paula. Choosing between options often means making-taking a leap of faith. Is this the man I should marry--will we love each other in ten years--will in-love turn into deep love? Should I take this job-study this discipline-turn left or right when facing the unknown? AAna Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-52742853750390786702016-10-12T10:50:24.939-07:002016-10-12T10:50:24.939-07:00Thanks, Carol! Thanks, Carol! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-72225762087538835182016-10-12T10:49:23.856-07:002016-10-12T10:49:23.856-07:00A difficult decision for her - which could actuall...A difficult decision for her - which could actually go either way! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-8133520250647559892016-10-12T10:42:41.127-07:002016-10-12T10:42:41.127-07:00True, it wouldn't be a good story if there wer...True, it wouldn't be a good story if there were no options to choose. It's all part of the suspense of a good plot and this book has a terrific plot and great characters.Carol Warhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077480370693925624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-29808727184994494612016-10-12T10:16:48.824-07:002016-10-12T10:16:48.824-07:00Great point...our stories are full of options for ...Great point...our stories are full of options for our characters. <br /><br />In THIS CAN'T BE LOVE, Jessica has the option of staying in town and seeing where her relationship with Zach goes, even though she thinks it's too soon to have fallen in love with him, or leave and wonder what would have happened between them.Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.com