Five Traits of a Noteworthy Female Lead

Five Traits of a Noteworthy Female Lead

by | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog

Listen to this post on my Podcast! A damsel in distress simply doesn’t represent the female nature any longer. If you’re creating a female lead in your next novel, then you have a unique responsibility on your hands: to create a strong, memorable female character. So here are five traits every female character should have in order to be a true protagonist with purpose! 1. Your Girl Has Got to Have a Goal Think for a moment about your female MC. Does she have a goal? If the goal(s) of your female character are uncertain or unclear, it can drown your character’s purpose and importance in your story. Her goal should ideally be unique to her circumstance. For instance, say your female character’s goal is to bring world peace. That’s all well and good, but it’s just not specific enough. It’s a broad statement, one anyone would agree with. Therefore that goal makes her purpose in the story less unique and less noteworthy. The less specific her goal, the more quickly your reader will forget about her. Give the reader an immediate reason to be invested in her ideals. Specify her desires. Her goal should be built specifically around the plot of your story. And, even more ideally, it should conflict with it. This conflict moulds your female character’s persona. Goal size can range from maintaining a relationship with a friend or family member to destroying rulers or government. Even if your female character is a villain, the idea is the same. Give her a goal just as personal, if not more so. Giving your female character a purpose-driven...

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