Kick Ass Heroines

Why is it that all the bad-ass heroines wear black? Long trench coats cut open to allow mounting a motorcycle or horse with a short cape . Sleeves are baggy to allow for weapons. They can hide the sawed-off shotguns in their flowing coat, I guess.


The women bad asses ALWAYS wear tight leather pants, or spandex equivalents and tall boots. And the graphic heroines always wear stilettos. Now, I'll grant you that it looks way cool on the movie screen or in the video game, but in real life--I don't think so! Have you EVER run in heels? I have and I guarantee I couldn't outrun anything! Of course, the women are always Angelina Jolie or Mila Jovovich (of LeeLoo and Ultraviolet fame), or Jennifer Garner. They are hot, freakishly model hot with long arms and legs up to their boobs.



Granted being tall, leggy and . . . army (I suppose?), (how about reachy?) gives them the advantage of a longer stride and arm reach. And I know all about having a short arm reach. Taking a college fencing course as an elective taught me all about that. I have to admit that I lasted long in the matches, mainly because I was bouncing around like an ant on a frying pan trying to stay out of the Amazon's reach! Yeah . . . lost every bout.

So, I wanted a heroine who is a little more like me. I want her to be ignored, to blend into the background, and have nothing remarkable about her. Oh, and I want her to have a weird fetish--it's clean, and it ain't shoes!--i want her to be a fan of 'the mouse'. yes, Mickey. Don't mess with Mickey or you'll see the bottom of her shoe when she kicks your teeth out!


Okay, I did make her over twenty years younger than I am and about fifty pounds lighter. All in all she is pretty close to my ancient past as possible. I was in pretty good shape then. I had no social life so I had time to ride my horse, workout, and eat healthy. Now, I'm just lazy. That and having a family takes time that had been used for other things.


I like my character, Danica Hunter. She's got the kick-ass thing going for her, except she tends to get overlooked and has a greater maturity than many twenty-somethings. She's a sneaker and Levi's kind of gal who is into Mickey Mouse.



That's who my kick-ass heroine is, now I just have to finish the story and convince someone to buy it!


Write on!