A heroine should be a person the reader can identify with and care about, a warm and human personality with a sense of life and adventure. This is true even when she starts out as less than perfect and must change to become worthy of love and her HEA (Happy Every After).

Labels: creating heroines, happy ever after

Create a conflict between your hero and heroine with the potential for serious consequences, even life or death. The less likely it appears that their differences can be resolved in time for the HEA (Happy Ever After) ending, the stronger your story will be.

Labels: Conflict, happy ever after