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How Old Should Your Heroine Be?

Michael Snoswell's avatarMichael Snoswell

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I’ve never had to think too hard about the age of my protagonists in the past. It was a no brainer. My character could be any age that was necessary for the story.: a boy, teenager, old man, hag, youthful, middle aged, anything.

Then I thought I’d have a go at writing romance andI realised this dreadfully constrain things.

The average age of female romance readers is 44 to 49 depending on your source. The average age of heroines is 22 to 26! What’s going on here?

It seems younger women don’t want to read about older women with saggy bits or wrinkly skin and a baby belly. And older women  like to reminisce about their youth. The men in these tales are always older, sometimes much older: an 18 yo girl with a 35 yo guy? No problem. A 24yo woman with a 50yo man? No problem! (especially if…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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