by Laura K Curtis | Sep 12, 2013 | Romance, The Romance Hero Handbook
Everywhere you look today you’ll see celebrities behaving badly. You must remember that you are not a celebrity, you are a romance hero, which is considerably more difficult to manage. Take, for example, the 2007 story of Fabio’s encounter with George...
by Laura K Curtis | May 27, 2013 | Romance, The Romance Hero Handbook
Many people get an immediate picture in their minds when you say “romance hero.” Great hair, great teeth…and plenty of rippling muscle. Whether businessman, mercenary or kilt-wearing historical Highlander, the image is always one of broad shoulders,...
by Laura K Curtis | Feb 4, 2013 | The Romance Hero Handbook
In her heart of hearts, every woman loves a rake, a bad boy, a pirate.[1] These are men who play by their own rules, living untamed lives. Over the years, dozens of titles have celebrated these heroes. Fabio himself glorified this type of hero in his books Pirate,...
by Laura K Curtis | Jan 1, 2013 | Romance, The Romance Hero Handbook, Writing
Lesson the First: Identify and Acknowledge Your Inner Romance Hero Examining the shelves of the bookstore’s Romance section could give a normal guy an inferiority complex. Billionaire businessmen, Navy SEALs, kilt-wearing, sword-wielding Scottish warriors, and...
by Laura K Curtis | Dec 20, 2012 | Romance, The Romance Hero Handbook, Writing
I’m a big fan of The Romance Man. His blog is often hilarious and sometimes poignant… and how many guys out there are willing to jump into the romance pool, read a bunch of romance novels, and only make fun of the ridiculous ones? And even those,...
