story behind the series gets? Don’t
be. It gets much deeper. Maybe
nothing in the paragraphs above
other than the inspiration for the
story has any direct relation to the
series, but if you absorb all the
details as a whole, and if you’re a
Jack White and The White Stripes
fan, you may be suddenly viewing
characters, names, and places with
different eyes—if you haven’t
already when reading the books.
The Full-figure Debate and Standards of Beauty
Blakely Bennett » Blog
Someday, maybe in my 60s or 70s,
I will finally learn the lesson that
when something seems bad or
going in the wrong direction, it’s
simply the universes way of joking
with me. Redirection straight
ahead! Case in point: I posted the
blurb for Bittersweet Deceit, the
follow up novel after Stuck in
Between and #2 in the Bound by
Your Love Series. One woman
who I owe a debt of gratitude to
wrote, “You lost me at fullfigured.”
Being full-figured myself (no it’s
not code for fat) I was very
surprised and at first offended.
However what surprised me even
more were all the women who
chimed in to the contrary. Author
groupies even posed the question:
Would you not read a book
because the character was full
figured? There were 296
comments on the question and I
have read them all. They either
were very pro having a full-figured
female protagonist (most) or they
said it didn’t matter either way.
The average size of a woman in the
US has drastically changed during
my lifetime. Where I used to be the
largest or close within my group of
friends, I now fall in the mid to
lower region. Our society used to
worship the full-figured woman
pretty much until Twiggy came
along. Models of today do not by
any stretch represent most women.
My series is based around a group
of friends of differing sizes, which
is real life. I never considered that
Lainie’s size would be an issue.
It’s just about telling her story. I’m
happy to find out that many
women are even more excited to
read Bittersweet Deceit knowing
that she is a larger woman.
Meghan Tonjes is a
singer/songwriter, YouTube star,
and body-positive vlogger who had
a photo removed from Instagram
because she is a full-figured
woman. I’m sharing her
VIDEO with you, which is well
worth the watch. Instagram has
since apologized to her and
reinstated the photo.
I have read stories with all
different types of
characters whether it be race,
religion, size, politics, time
periods, etc. I personally love
realism in what I read, the author’s
ability to take me on a journey I
would never otherwise experience,
and a story that is relatable. That’s
what I strive for in my writing as
well.
Please chime in on this subject.
I’m very interested in hearing what
you have to share.
Warm full-bodied hugs,
Blakely