Just look at the endless discussion about alpha heroes. On and on we talk. I ve never seen such a discussion about heroines. The different kinds of women it s possible to create never seem to stir the same fervor that the men do. After spending hours with my critique group discussing romance novels and movies and TV shows, we came to a startling discovery.
Heroines are as important to a good story as heroes.
And there are clearly defined differences in many heroines. Enough that one or two categories just didn t suit. Heroines generally fall into eight clear archetypes. And this fact crosses all genres - romance, mystery, science fiction. The eight heroine archetypes are instantly recognizable to most writers.