Blame it on She-Ra

Posted by Sydney Somers, 10/04/07 07:00 AM

…my preoccupation with kickass heroines that is. While I do haveShe-Ra pic vague memories of clomping around the house wearing my favorite red rubber boots with my trusty skipping rope at my waist as I pretended to be Wonder Woman (all the while whining to my mother about needing the very important tiara) She-Ra was the first kickass heroine to really make an impression. She had a secret identity, a standing repertoire of snappy one-liners, a flying horse and a one pretty cool sword. What wasn’t there to love?

There have been other kickass heroines I’ve enjoyed since She-Ra (Buffy, Xena, Selene from Underworld) and hopefully plenty more to come. Whether they can go toe-toe on the battlefield or slay a man with their sharp wit, it’s hard to deny the appeal of a woman who doesn’t always need to be saved. So much so that for me it was inevitable I would tend to favor writing this kind of heroine. Not only does my latest release (Unbreakable) feature a heroine who has no problem facing down emotion-starved demons on a nightly basis, I just had to give her a sword. :)

Like most kickass heroines, Jordan often struggles to balance her “real life” with her responsibilities. And what kickass heroine would be complete without a relationship that seems almost doomed from the start? One of the perks of writing romance is taking that kickass heroine, shaking her world upside down and making her work to get that happily ever after. Let’s face it, she might be able to mow down the enemy, but there’s no fun to be had if it’s too easy for her, or for the hero she can’t get out of her head (or her heart) no matter how hard she tries.

So who have been your favorite kickass heroines?

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Comments: [6]

  1. 1 Natasha Moore

    And you have a kick-ass cover too! Can’t wait to read it.

    I grew up with Wonder Woman too. And the Bionic Woman! She was cool!

    Comment by Natasha Moore · Oct 4, 07:19 AM
  2. 2 Lexxie Couper

    I can still hear the theme song for She-Ra in my head! Wow… now I think of it, she was truly an inspiration to the games I played in the backyard with my friends.

    I heard a rumour a while ago of a live-action She-Ra movie. Wonder if that’s ever going to eventuate?

    Lexxie

    Comment by Lexxie Couper · Oct 4, 07:54 AM
  3. 3 Bonnie Dee

    Just goes to show you how your kid’s cartoon consumption really does influence them. It matters what message they’re taking in.

    Comment by Bonnie Dee · Oct 4, 11:15 AM
  4. 4 Cathy M

    Mine are Zena and Buffy. Can’t wait to read Unbreakable.

    Comment by Cathy M · Oct 4, 02:50 PM
  5. 5 Nonny Morgan

    From comic book universes — Catwoman, hands-down. I always adored her. :)

    From other work… Illyria from Angel: The Series. OK, more of an anti-heroine, but hey…...

    Comment by Nonny Morgan · Oct 5, 04:24 PM
  6. 6 Sydney Somers

    Thanks Natasha I LOVE the cover too. And I loved the Bionic Woman. Curious to see how the new series holds up.

    LOL Lexxie. I actually came up for this blog post after coming across the intro of the theme song posted on You Tube. I don’t know about a She-Ra movie but they are doing another He-Man one slated for release in 2009. Seeing how their last attempt at a live action movie went over in the 80’s I’m not holding my breath that it will knock my socks off.

    Very true Bonnie. Your comment also makes me wonder how my love of kickass heroines might have impacted me in a career other than writing. LOL

    I loved Xena and Buffy too Cathy. And I really hope you enjoy Unbreakable.

    I’ve always loved Catwoman, though if we were talking movies then I have to say that Halle Berry’s Catwoman movie wasn’t my favorite.

    Comment by Sydney Somers · Oct 6, 07:10 AM

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