tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post9011988601989447361..comments2023-10-30T12:29:06.215+00:00Comments on Sophie's Thoughts and Fumbles: A to Z Challenge 2015 - Emotions & Reactions - L is for Love, Lust & Loathing (writing discussion & fiction)Sophie Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-58766080203822378092015-04-15T05:57:35.898+01:002015-04-15T05:57:35.898+01:00Yes, they do, don't they....Yes, they do, don't they....Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-46371560367872646002015-04-14T22:19:04.838+01:002015-04-14T22:19:04.838+01:00Hmm. I don't know. Good love triangles - I don...Hmm. I don't know. Good love triangles - I don't know. Lots of YA fiction have them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-84345676192980520082015-04-14T20:38:28.152+01:002015-04-14T20:38:28.152+01:00Yes, Byron comes to mind too :) Yes, Byron comes to mind too :) Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-67419556670983490082015-04-14T20:23:26.083+01:002015-04-14T20:23:26.083+01:00Hi Sophie .. I thought of the film Jules et Jim .....Hi Sophie .. I thought of the film Jules et Jim ... and then so many of literary and artistic sets over the years have various mixes of loves and lovers .. the Charleston set being one of them ... I'm enjoying Poldark too - though I missed on episode .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-14014523163737807582015-04-14T19:46:34.458+01:002015-04-14T19:46:34.458+01:00You do that! :DYou do that! :DSophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-37235269763995253312015-04-14T19:43:52.070+01:002015-04-14T19:43:52.070+01:00They're not for everyone :)They're not for everyone :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-21937933600957388752015-04-14T18:04:13.303+01:002015-04-14T18:04:13.303+01:00I love exploring love triangles. I'll have to...I love exploring love triangles. I'll have to write about one soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.preciousmonsters.com" rel="nofollow">Precious Monsters</a>Jolie du Prehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134800013010890881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-66815213639382053732015-04-14T17:42:23.622+01:002015-04-14T17:42:23.622+01:00I generally avoid love triangles. They aren't ...I generally avoid love triangles. They aren't my favorite trope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-73364543216872825362015-04-14T17:39:36.804+01:002015-04-14T17:39:36.804+01:00Now that is a classic!Now that is a classic!Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-43506689448766949222015-04-14T17:39:11.954+01:002015-04-14T17:39:11.954+01:00I agree, it's not something common in real lif...I agree, it's not something common in real life and has to be done well to be convincing in literature.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-55515071769763458842015-04-14T17:38:05.916+01:002015-04-14T17:38:05.916+01:00I have a penchant for menage as well - I haven'...I have a penchant for menage as well - I haven't read Anita Blake, but Tasha has :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-3843824013737608772015-04-14T15:55:27.705+01:002015-04-14T15:55:27.705+01:00Wonderful L words! I think immediately of King Au...Wonderful L words! I think immediately of King Author, Guinevere and Lancelot.Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-33009949785583014872015-04-14T15:30:53.452+01:002015-04-14T15:30:53.452+01:00The three L's. My character like to show them ...The three L's. My character like to show them all the time.<br /><br />I don't like love/lust triangles. I find them annoying and unrealistic. At least I've never encountered any love triangles in real life.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-31121484794645012032015-04-14T14:55:42.552+01:002015-04-14T14:55:42.552+01:00I agree with Tasha. Screw the triangle and bring o...I agree with Tasha. Screw the triangle and bring on the menage! Though I have to admit I have not seen either done "well" in my mind. <br />The Anita Blake books come to mind, but only as a more notorious example, not actually a good one.<br /><br />--<br />Tim Brannan, The Other Side Blog<br />2015 A to Z of Vampires<br /><a href="http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/" rel="nofollow">http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/</a>Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-28126836263164898832015-04-14T13:39:55.174+01:002015-04-14T13:39:55.174+01:00That it is :)That it is :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-14538185153864374692015-04-14T13:38:27.068+01:002015-04-14T13:38:27.068+01:00It's like any trope - writer beware and do it ...It's like any trope - writer beware and do it well :) Although, my sis, Tash always say, 'Why bother with a love triangle when you can have menage' ;P<br />Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-4299860361038841152015-04-14T13:37:25.166+01:002015-04-14T13:37:25.166+01:00we can go through extremes for love :)we can go through extremes for love :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-68145742391535172242015-04-14T13:35:43.059+01:002015-04-14T13:35:43.059+01:00And it can be so interesting when they do :)And it can be so interesting when they do :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-64528970854102607472015-04-14T09:55:31.461+01:002015-04-14T09:55:31.461+01:00There many love triangles I could pick from, but I...There many love triangles I could pick from, but I'm not sure which would be the best. Pulling off a good, solid love triangle is hard, but worth the time for the readers.Anything and Everything Paranormal Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213325043787248594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-18931717873837861732015-04-14T07:54:24.933+01:002015-04-14T07:54:24.933+01:00I normally don't really tolerate love triangle...I normally don't really tolerate love triangles in fiction very well. I feel like it's something that needs to be done carefully to successfully pull it off. The best love triangle I can think of was in Yentl, but then that's a rather unusual triangle. ;) Sara C. Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148040154590535970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-25383726915036931092015-04-14T04:40:40.885+01:002015-04-14T04:40:40.885+01:00Not sure about the question with the best love tri...Not sure about the question with the best love triangle; got to do some thinking about it :) But I do agree with what Stephanie said how those three emotions could be interchangeable indeed when it comes to love.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-70481853221117774812015-04-14T02:59:33.319+01:002015-04-14T02:59:33.319+01:00Those three emotions can definitely be interchange...Those three emotions can definitely be interchangeable, especially when love is involved. Each emotion comes from a very passionate place.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com