Why I Write Smart, Strong Heroines with a Side of Family Drama

As writers, 99.9% of us are also avid readers. Each of us has favorite authors whose work inspires us and in some way influences our own writing.

There are several authors I’m quite fond of. Judy Blume, Pearl Cleage, Jane Green, and Benilde Little to name a few. But my very favorite author is Jane Austen–primarily because of my deep and abiding love forPride and Prejudicewith its heroine, Elizabeth Bennet.

This month we’re discussing our favorite literary characters over at the Contemporary Rom...