
So my question this week is what qualities do you like in your female heroines?
An important part of characterization is giving your main character enough strengths so that you are not turned off by his/her weaknesses, as seen in this quote from a book review I read recently from the blog, Ink & Page, about the main female character from “Beautiful Creatures”:
…Self-centered, she (the main character) didn’t even try to get along with anyone… She was more of a sad-sack that was just going to accept what was happening to her without a question. She acted like she wanted to fight, but I never knew if she was going to or not. If they had such a great love, then it is surprising they didn’t try harder.
I am looking for input from my readers so I don’t make the same mistake!