tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post2962602711933506125..comments2024-03-28T17:41:16.232-04:00Comments on alien romances: Depiction Part 24 - Depicting A Villain by Jacqueline LichtenbergRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-88874614943979616962017-02-28T15:59:47.209-05:002017-02-28T15:59:47.209-05:00I do agree about not having a revenge or rule the ...I do agree about not having a revenge or rule the world motive so I study it at a distance.Jacqueline Lichtenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-17858476794586782792017-02-28T15:49:32.496-05:002017-02-28T15:49:32.496-05:00I enjoy the LIBRARIANS series quite a lot. Librari...I enjoy the LIBRARIANS series quite a lot. Librarians as heroes, what's not to love? I have a hard time, myself, accepting the plausibility of a villain who wants to rule the world (or solar system, galaxy, etc.). Why would anyone bother? I feel the same way about revenge as a motive, although I've used it in my own fiction and tried to make it plausible. It just doesn't resonate with me emotionally. I can identify with striking out in anger at somebody who's hurting me or a loved one, but wasting years of one's life plotting vengeance in cold blood? <br /><br />Don't worry, vampire romance still thrives in mass market publishing, even if not to the extent it did at its peak. For instance, Harlequin has just published a new one by Susan Krinard.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.com