**If you’re visiting from the lovely Elana Johnson’s Blog today. Well, Howdy! Thanks for Stopping by. But, if you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about then click here to read her interview with me. Thanks Elana!**
Okay, so you all know how perplexed I am about the love triangle.
(For those of you that don’t want to click, it’s basically that I’m stressed we call it a triangle when it is, in fact, a point.)
So, I got to thinking about it, and there is a way to make a triangle of sorts. In fact, there is a way to make two triangles… a bow tie, if you will.
Here’s the kicker: You need four players instead of just three.
(As always, you can click on the pictures for a bigger version)
Now, in order for the story to work, we need some attraction.
There’s the logical one, and usually where thing start out. The girls are both attracted to the Jock Hottie, and he has eyes for the Popular Girl, but the Geeky Cutie is hopessly in love with the Nerd Chick, and has been for–oh pretty much ever.
That’s a pretty typical start to a young adult story, but then it gets all muddled, and that’s where the fun starts. Jocks start falling for nerds, popular girls see geeks in a whole new light, and that drives the nerdy chick to realize how jealous it makes her–which makes the geek fall for the popular girl.
And we, of course, get the Bow Tie Of Love:
What I love about YA stories is, even looking at this–I have no idea how things are going to end, and that makes me happy. That’s the thing about high school–you never know what hormones are going to make you do or say, and we as writers have to remember that when we’re in our characters heads!
All I really know is, I love a man in a bow tie…
Have a Nice Day and Watch out for the Big Yellow Chicken.
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Hehee. You are hysterical. I love your diagrams. Seriously. That’s all.
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March 30th, 2010 at 9:10 am
@Tiffany Neal, Hooray! I’m glad you like them! It was SO hard to draw a diagonal line with my mouse…
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By Tiffany Neal on 03.30.10 8:27 am | Permalink
hey, great interview with Elana! Please please please can you see what’s going on with your feed?
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March 30th, 2010 at 9:29 am
@The Alliterative Allomorph, Okay, are you having trouble seeing it in your reader or what? Here, I’ll email you
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By The Alliterative Allomorph on 03.30.10 9:26 am | Permalink
#teamYogaBoi
FOREVER.
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 9:53 am
@HWPetty, I know how it ends now.
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HWPetty Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 9:58 am
@Jamie, OH EVIL WOMAN!!
You are such a tease.
(must…know…)
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 9:59 am
@HWPetty, At least I think I know how it ends… I wrote like 12k yesterday
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HWPetty Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 10:01 am
@Jamie, If you wrote like this all the time, you’d be the most prolific writer in history.
And I’m SOOOOO jealous. I’m still thinking through my ending. My muse told me that I’d think of it eventually.
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 10:03 am
@HWPetty, The thing is, it wasn’t that hard. I just had to click off the wireless button on my computer
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HWPetty Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 10:07 am
@Jamie, AHAHAHA!!
#addiction
Not that I’d know anything about that.
(just the thought kind of gives me the shakes)
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By HWPetty on 03.30.10 9:47 am | Permalink
I think I just laughed so hard that milk blew-out my nose. Gross. Not your blog-my laughing that hard. I love that you made sure there was symmetry in our YA-love geometry. Thank you for all your diligent work in that arena…
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March 30th, 2010 at 9:55 am
@Chantal Kirkland, haha I can’t STAND uneven things
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By Chantal Kirkland on 03.30.10 9:54 am | Permalink
Hi Jamie!
Thanks for dropping by my blog! Great interview over at Elana’s site.
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March 30th, 2010 at 10:03 am
@Talli, Any time! Thanks!
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By Talli on 03.30.10 10:02 am | Permalink
That’s awesome! I love your illustrations. They always crack me up! Great point too…
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March 30th, 2010 at 10:21 am
@Heather, hehe I believe the whole point is that it’s not a point this time
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By Heather on 03.30.10 10:20 am | Permalink
Hi Jamie, thanks for the follow. I’ve stopped by to return the favor.
What a cute and funny post you have today. I love the imagery. Of course my YA novel works nothing like that. I have a male shy/nerdy MC by god!
Actually with a little room for license your template could fit even my story. Obviously you didn’t mean to be completely literal, but that still is kind of neat.
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March 30th, 2010 at 11:26 am
@Matthew, haha exactly, the Bow Tie of love adapts to all SORTS o things
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By Matthew on 03.30.10 10:27 am | Permalink
Hee hee hee!
Witty AND scientific!
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 11:28 am
@Jennie Englund, And that’s the mark of true genius, don’t you think.
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By Jennie Englund on 03.30.10 11:02 am | Permalink
Hi Jamie, I love the bow-tie of love. That’s hysterical. That was also a great interview on Elana’s blog. I hope great things are in store for you!
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
@Sara B. Larson, Aw, thanks! Elana’s kind of a rock star
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By Sara B. Larson on 03.30.10 11:34 am | Permalink
Coming to you from Elana’s blog and I’m looking forward to reading your entries in the future! I followed you on Google and Twitter. Oh, and thanks BTW… NOW I AM IN LOVE WITH WORDLE.
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
@B. Miller, Wordle makes me a better writer. I always stick my book in there, and I also like to put in chapters that aren’t working, sometimes a word will stick out that I didn’t even NOTICE!
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By B. Miller on 03.30.10 12:30 pm | Permalink
Thank you so much for visiting my blog! I loved your interview on Elana’s blog! She’s fantastic and I love meeting new blog peeps!
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
@Jen, I TOTALLY agree. She’s the bees knees. I wouldn’t be where I am today without her!
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By Jen on 03.30.10 2:13 pm | Permalink
Yep, that pretty much sums it up! I think I go against that in my books, though. In my current one, the main character is best friends with the popular girl and the nerdy guy is actually going after the popular girl when she wanted him to go after her. So it’s kind of a reverse of that bowtie.
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Jamie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
@Stephanie Faris, I love that there’s a bazillion different ways to make the bow tie awesome
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By Stephanie Faris on 03.30.10 3:09 pm | Permalink
Hey Jamie. I love the bow tie! =)
btw, I’m leaving you an award at my blog tomorrow. =)
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March 30th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
@Carolyn V, oh squee! I love awards!
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By Carolyn V on 03.30.10 7:47 pm | Permalink
Bowties? How do you feel about about Ascots? As in ‘I just got my Ascot in a love triangle’?
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March 30th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
@@jmartinlibrary, haha I don’t think I can draw an ascot with my mouse… so yeah–there’s that
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By @jmartinlibrary on 03.30.10 10:02 pm | Permalink
I’m convinced, it’s definitely a bow tie. LOL!
Thanks for stopping by my blog so that I could find yours!
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By Jackee on 03.30.10 11:44 pm | Permalink
*snort* Bow tie of love. I love it!!!
That is so cool.
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By beth on 03.31.10 9:01 am | Permalink
You’re stupid. And funny.
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By Jason on 03.31.10 10:32 am | Permalink
Love the bow tie diagram.
Made me hungry for my favorite pasta… I’ll never look at bow ties the same again. =)
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By Ally on 03.31.10 12:29 pm | Permalink
The Bowtie of Love! You should totally patent that. (Or copyright it, or trademark it, or whatever the legal term is that I can’t think of. Some lawyer I am …)
Maybe it’ll make bowties famous again. You could be credited with saving them from extinction. I see good things coming your way …
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By Jess Jordan on 03.31.10 3:41 pm | Permalink
i saw a guy in a purple bowtie today – he looked dapper.
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By shelli wells on 03.31.10 7:30 pm | Permalink
You always crack me up! I love a man in a bow tie too! Where does the vampire fit in this triangle? I guess it depends if he’s a geek or not.
Anyhow, I left you a surprise on my blog so stop by if you get a chance.
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