Sympathetic Heroine or Nah?

valloryv:

Blogging over at the LLs today!


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I’m polishing a novella for submission. Yes, I’ve been polishing it way beyond what should be needed for a 20,000 word piece but that’s me.



And I’ve got another one of those heroines who may not be easy to like. I don’t set out to create them they just speak to me.



There’s Amber Grayson Miller, a strong personality who likes to be in control. A reader said that Kevin should have dumped her in the first novella. Eek!



Then there’s Darcey St. Claire Guidry, a fashionista with panic attacks. Darcey’s been told to simply get over her PTSD. I think you know what the Psychology major in me says about that.



Anyhoo, I’ve got another one.



Young black woman wearing dress and sun hat, afro hairstyleTara Kirkland, the other woman. Does it matter that she didn’t know her lover was married? Should she have donned her detective hat when a prospective client asked her out to dinner?



Hmmm, it’s…


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Published on June 20, 2014 13:28
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