Hey All!!!
So, I'm slowly making my way through my NA novel that is untitled while reading the Night Huntress Series on the side. In doing both of these things, I realized that I have a serious love affair with kick-assed heroines. Like, seriously serious. Like, put the BF on notice that he has major competition for my affections, serious.
I don't know what it is about a strong female who is more than capable of fighting her own battles and bringing men to their knees, while still being feminine and beautiful, that really appeals to me, but it does. Maybe it's the fact that I've always been shorter, and curvier, and in some ways quieter than my peers. Maybe it's the fact that I've always wanted to be the sort of girl that's able to stop traffic and who feels powerful. Who knows what it is, but it's a love that I see in all of my books now - from the ones I write to the ones I read.
I think that's why I absolutely LOVE Cat from the Night Huntress Series. She's not perfect, and makes more mistakes than you can count, but she's powerful and fierce and wonderfully loyal. And she can kick your butt without a moments hesitation. Cat's the kind of character I want to write. And secretly, a bit of the character I want to be. I'll just have to keep putting pen to paper until I get it right. That, and ramp up my martial arts training as well.
Happy reading and writing!
If you love Cat, you will die over Kate from the Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews. She is the kickassiest ass kicker ever.
ReplyDeleteCool!!! I'll have to check that series out next. For some reason I'm all about UF right now and can't get enough of it!
DeleteIsn't it always that way, though, that the characters we most want to write are also the people we'd most like to be? I love a strong heroine for all the same reasons you listed, and I'd like to think that some of their strength rubs off on me the more I read about them. Meanwhile, I think I better brush up on my martial arts training as well. :)
ReplyDeleteSo true, Melissa, so true! I'd like to believe the same thing, that through my explorations with reading and writing I'll be able to take on some of those traits I love (I'm crossing my fingers for the both of us).
DeleteAs for the martial arts piece, I've actually taken up Krav Maga, which is an Israeli martial art and self-defense system. It's really great, and with each skill I learn, I do feel a bit more powerful and dangerous. I'm going to be fierce!