![]() ![]() This is a value system we should be encouraging, and a plain heroine with serious problems interests me much more than a beautiful girl whose biggest problem is having two men fighting over her. ![]() It's much tougher to find a book about a heroine who doesn't make heads turn, who must convince the world of her value based on her actions, not her looks. ![]() Now, beauty has its own difficulties, as my book points out, but a myriad of books have already been written about those difficulties. Because a heroine is pretty, both men and women treat her differently, and so there is an entire set of insecurities and difficulties that she will never have to face or even consider. I wrote The Queen of the Tearling specifically for readers like me, readers who were tired of the heroine's gorgeous appearance controlling her environment. What do you think is the most important thing to consider when crafting a heroine?ĮJ: It depends on whom you're writing for. Kelsea has much larger issues on her plate, and in that way, she's refreshing. She doesn't believe she's plain while everyone else sees her true beauty, her guards think she could stand to lose a few pounds, and romance is present yet not a strong theme in the novel. Bookish: Kelsea is an excellent heroine for female readers in that she represents diversity. ![]()
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