To Minnie’s Readers:
Intense chapter...
I really love From Vain to Dandy. I mean it. If anyone wants to edit this story for me and make it all publishable, I’ll really appreciate it and aim high for this story. I’ll even send you multiple free copies of my books when I become famous XD With that said though, a reader asked me how I came up with my idea for this story. That’s an interesting question and I think I will take some time to write out the same answer I told that person. For those of you who don’t care (how can you not care?!), here is Chapter 13 
As many of you know, I am a feminist. I advocate equal rights between men and women. I’ve always had this thought that the world as a whole would have more equal rights for women and men… if men themselves took more classes on gender and learned about just how suppressed women are and started standing up for women. Yes, one of the major steps of bringing rights to women is for women to stand united together, but I also strongly believe that if at least half of the male population also stand united with the women, the impact would be so much greater. Imagine what the equal rights movement for women would have been like back then if men were also there?
Anyways, what does this have to do with From Vain to Dandy? After studying and witnessing how much pain and suffering women go through on a daily basis just by being women, I wanted to write a story about a place where women could seek help without being judged. It’s a fact that women feel better about themselves and have higher self-esteem when they have a female figure who is strong and powerful; someone who they can look up to. This is when the idea of Mandy Monroe surfaced. I want her to be that woman for both my readers and the female characters within the story itself.
How did Blaine West come into play then? The idea is actually pretty simple. Most of you (more innocent) girls probably don’t know this, but playboys or womanizers are actually excellent at reading girls. They know exactly what women want in order to get into their pants XD;; I thought those type of men could potentially solve a lot of women’s problems if they would just stop being such playboys. That’s when the idea of an ex-playboy using his skills/knowledge for the better good came about. Moreover, it wouldn’t be that fun if it were any other playboy in a similar sense in that it wouldn’t be that exciting if it were any ordinary detective in a mystery story.
Therefore… I wanted to create the best ex-playboy the fictional world has ever seen. This is harder than it sounds though. I don’t want another typical jerk of gold because there are already too many of those and they really don’t help in the cause for equal gender rights. I want an ex-playboy who is not only intelligent and sociable, but also respects women and has a strong, moral heart without being a jerk. Furthermore, it is IMPOSSIBLE for the perfect ex-playboy+supporter of women to be created without incorporating the important female traits into his values. They can only do this by being told specifically by a woman. This is why I need Mandy Monroe for the creation of Blaine West to be completed. Now, you guys know why Blaine West is sooo difficult and complicated for a male protagonist in my stories XDDDDDDD
Yes, I put a lot of thought into this story. I’m done now.
Plug:
-Minnie
soo far behind on my reading… yet to start from vain to dandy, but this post makes me want to… need to catch up on Eulalia as well…
*curses studies* well, with the Semester coming to an end, I should be able to read all these great works of yours soon.
Awww, Ringy~! What chapter were you on in Eulalia anyways? O_O It feels like such a long time ago! I do highly recommend reading Eulalia before From Vain to Dandy because the latter is a sequel, sort of. Thank you for your comment and I hope to hear from you soon!
Hello Minnie,
You know you’ll receive a lot of feedback for this chapter, right? xD I love how the sex scene is actually written like an important work meeting between Mandy and JP. The way you write it makes it sound so professional and innocent rather than dirty and lustful. Mandy is so great. She really drives this story forward.
I want to take some time to address what you wrote about in the post. I believe that men nowadays are more open to equal rights back then. Some of us still objectify women, but a lot of us have moved past that. The reason why we’re not as passionate about women’s rights is because simply, we are not women. We have a hard time understanding women to begin with. We are scared at what our male peers will perceive us if we act in any way like a woman. I know that hurts, but being a man is no walk in the park either. We have certain expectations thrust upon us, too.
Overall, I agree with everything you believe in, Minnie. I love how you put your own opinions and arguments into your stories. You bring a lot of awareness to certain issues us readers probably do not think too much about. Also, you write it in a very convincing way. I really want to see what you have in store for us since we now understand the origin of From Vain to Dandy. I am certain this will be a powerful and rewarding ride with a lot of memorable characters and scenes to boot. I can’t wait to see how far you are willing to go for your views. Keep up the excellent work, Minnie =D
P.S. Simone is such a sympathetic character. I love how real she is <3
Lmao. Like always, you’re right Stevie XD I got a bunch of comments about this chapter for that specific reason. It’s sooo amusing. Anyways, thanks for the thoughtful reply. I thought no one read my post and jumped right into the story XDDD I understand that men also have difficulties in life. All of us do. But they have the luxury of being seen as “superior” for sooo many years. Women act the way they do because they have been suppressed and convinced that they are lesser than men and even animals at one point. So any hardships men go through are nothing in comparison =/ It’s the same with African Americans really. Some white folks in this day and age are at a disadvantage at certain things because African Americans are taking over… which sucks for the Caucasians, but it’s nothing compared to the years of suppression and discrimination these people as a whole have to go through. It’s just a small price to pay in comparison. Sorry if I sound like I’m preaching. I know you agree with me and you advocate equal rights, too, but I get all fired up whenever discussion of this issue comes up XDDD Thanks for your comment as always
I hope I can live up to your high expectations of me!