All the stories I
love love love
are tales of good-versus-evil.
I know,
from a certain point of view,
perhaps every story
is good-versus-evil,
so to put a finer point
on my thought,
I'll say that whether
it's the everyday Joe
opposing evil,
or some mystical savior
sent from on high,
those Chosen Ones
appeal to me.
But too often
those Chosen One's
have been male.
It's a big part of
WHY
I write.
In the last 20 years
we've had a few women
in that role filmwise
either directly
{Leeloo in 5th Element, c.1997}
or arguably
{Alice in Resident Evil franchise,
Katniss of Hunger Games,
Selene of the Underworld franchise}.
Most recently,
Diana of Themyscira
has rooted herself
as a badass,
legit, female
Chosen One
to be Reckoned With.
I've been writing female
Chosen Ones since 2009
when Persephone Alcemdi
-- "the Witches Messiah" --
first hit the shelves with
VICIOUS CIRCLE.
I've continued that trend with
Jovienne
released earlier this year.
It manifests in writing a
strong female character
who has a big destiny,
and showing her
facing her fears,
stepping up and
confronting evil
in addition
to the day-to-day
struggles of her life.
