tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post1662518582702902700..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: How Old is a Hero Anyway? by Kate WalkerLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-24038048545747594822009-05-05T20:42:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:42:00.000-07:00Thanks Kate!Thanks Kate!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594309979179924674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-69603344584459044832009-05-04T07:46:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:46:00.000-07:00Ok - prizes -
Well, I'm celebrating and I want to...Ok - prizes -<br /><br />Well, I'm celebrating and I want to share with you - and , heck, I can spare a few extra copies of backlist books - one for each household - so Housemouse, Jill, Estella, Helen, Ash, Rachie, Crystal, Virginia and Kytaira - if you all email me your snail mail addresses to kate AT kate-walker.com, I'll organise the prizes for youKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59491641991239148252009-05-04T07:44:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:44:00.000-07:00Kytaira - I share that problem with you - when a ...Kytaira - I share that problem with you - when a couple have split up for years and years, specially if they have childen but then that does happen. Just like the age difference in your family. I have that too - my eldest sister is nearly ten years older than me and her husband is younger than me. It just goes to show that you fall in love with the person who is right for you.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-38251262053447493342009-05-04T07:42:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:42:00.000-07:00Virginia - Happy Belated Birthday to you! No matt...Virginia - Happy Belated Birthday to you! No matter what your age! Every year is one to celebrate being alive. And the longer you've been reading, the more great books you've enjoyed.Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-60847082952182785642009-05-04T07:40:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:40:00.000-07:00Hi Crystal - it is the story that matters, isn't i...Hi Crystal - it is the story that matters, isn't it - and if it's well written then, as everyone says, the age of the characters shouldn't matterKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-86297646608828954502009-05-04T07:39:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:39:00.000-07:00Rachie - Happy May Birthday to you to! I hope you ...Rachie - Happy May Birthday to you to! I hope you have a wonderful day. May is a lovely month to have a birthday in - usually. Right now it's pouring with rain - cold rain!<br /><br />Have a great birthday and thak you for your birthday wishesKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-79903484036818486532009-05-04T07:38:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:38:00.000-07:00Ash - you're like me. My mother didn't think I sh...Ash - you're like me. My mother didn't think I should be reading romances, even though she had a friend who wrote them! I've really made up for that now ;o)Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55423328868178903892009-05-04T07:18:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:18:00.000-07:00Hello Helen -
Reading is such a great thing isn't...Hello Helen -<br /><br />Reading is such a great thing isn't it? I think it's fantastic when mothers pass on the skill to their children - and then the grandchildren too. I always read to my son - don't have any grandchildren yet but one day . . .Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-53319016534067264162009-05-04T07:16:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:16:00.000-07:00Hi Estella
12, hmm? You were an early starter -...Hi Estella<br /><br />12, hmm? You were an early starter - but Dame Barbara's books are a gentle introduction to the genreKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-58331388565431302672009-05-04T07:15:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:15:00.000-07:00Hi Jill
I think you're right - if the heroine is ...Hi Jill<br /><br />I think you're right - if the heroine is so very naive, why would an older man want to be with her - and what would happen when she finlly grew up?<br /><br />I'm surprised by your Mum though - most 60 year olds I know are still 20 something inside their heads!Kate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-37895519703379523472009-05-04T07:13:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:13:00.000-07:00Hi Housemouse
I agree - even if the age is given ...Hi Housemouse<br /><br />I agree - even if the age is given in a book, if the story grabs me I forget it when I'm reading - unless the author over-emphasises itKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-52248049101583875032009-05-03T20:53:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:53:00.000-07:00For the most part I don't think about the ages. If...For the most part I don't think about the ages. If they are really young (and it isn't a flashback), I will think about how little experience with life they have. <br /><br />The one that bugs me is when the couple were together when they were younger, then split up. Now decades later they are back together. I can't help but think about how they wasted so much time. Especially when it's a secret Kytairahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576643429768224440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-82542026805560288632009-05-03T19:40:00.000-07:002009-05-03T19:40:00.000-07:00I don't think much about the age of the hero's and...I don't think much about the age of the hero's and heroiens myself! I hate to think about age period, because I just had a birthday myself this past week and I feel very old right now. I not going to mention how many year I have been reading but I started as a teen ager.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-38076604065475803212009-05-03T17:47:00.000-07:002009-05-03T17:47:00.000-07:00Hi Kate. For me, as long as the story is good, the...Hi Kate. For me, as long as the story is good, the age of the hero and heroine don't matter.CrystalGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613282698726922126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-66809335035465264252009-05-03T14:55:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:55:00.000-07:00May is my birthday month too! Isn't May just wond...May is my birthday month too! Isn't May just wonderful? Everything is pretty, baby animals are abounding, rain is kind of slowing down, AND we GET cake! :) Happy birthday fellow May birthday girl! :) <br /><br />I don't mind the ages in my books...Sometimes if there's like 20 year age difference, I don't like it..it seems a little strange to me. Anyway, if it's a good story, their age doesn't The Brunette Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274190099219658110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-79144977799076454962009-05-03T13:33:00.000-07:002009-05-03T13:33:00.000-07:00I agree with housemouse. I don't put much stock in...I agree with housemouse. I don't put much stock into ages. You love who you love. Maybe I'd be a little shocked if the guy was 70 and the girl was 20 something. That'd be iffy. <br /><br />I started reading romance novels when I was 16 or 17. I didn't read many at first, because I was afraid my mother would realize it and start making me read books only she approved of. But then I started readingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594309979179924674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21385534385392869392009-05-03T13:15:00.000-07:002009-05-03T13:15:00.000-07:00I don't really think much about the hero or heroin...I don't really think much about the hero or heroines age as long as the author has me hooked into the story I am happy and they are well suited to each other in my mind I am happy.<br /><br />I didn't start reading romance till I was about 20 when my mother gave me my first one to read and I was hooked and have been reading them for a long long time now and wouldn't change a thing romances are Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-13480992820669486152009-05-03T12:54:00.000-07:002009-05-03T12:54:00.000-07:00I started reading romance when I was about 12--Bar...I started reading romance when I was about 12--Barbara Cartland.<br /><br />I don't think about the age of the h/h if the story is well written and believable.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-85066966852374488872009-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:002009-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:00I think it is all in the author's execution. I ha...I think it is all in the author's execution. I have read some stories where there is a big gap between the heroine's and hero's ages and it has made me cringe, mostly when the heroine is portrayed as so naive she is almost otherworldly. I have read other romance novels where it has worked because the characters are equals in spite of their age differences. <br />I started reading romance Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364220221782320521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21392202147678394272009-05-03T09:11:00.000-07:002009-05-03T09:11:00.000-07:00Hello Kate,
I'm not one to think about the age of...Hello Kate,<br /><br />I'm not one to think about the age of the hero and heroine. Even if the age is stated in the book, I have a tendency to over look it. I'm more interested in the development of the characters and the plot. If the author is doing a good job for me, I don't spend much time on the age factor. <br /><br />I started reading romances when I was about 15 and it has been too long housemouse88https://www.blogger.com/profile/06638977118552266722noreply@blogger.com