So a famous author and I were on a historical fiction panel in front of a large audience. This lovely lady stared straight at me and insisted that feisty heroines are a figment of modern writers’ imaginations–nothing but a fictional trope.

Did my hackles go up? Oh, yes, they did. But did I argue vociferously with her in public? No, I did not. I may have mentioned that that would be a big surprise to my great grandmother who came across the plains in a covered wagon and was the first woman in Arizona to have her own radio show. 

I tried to be gracious. But ooooh, I do beg to differ.

Come on over and weigh in on the debate on the TorForge blog: http://www.torforgeblog.com/2017/05/15/feisty-females-of-historical-fiction-truth-or-trope/

I’m willing to bet you can guess which side I take in this debate. Hey, I had feisty great great grandmothers. I’d love to hear your stories.

Dash over to Tor and read about one of my all time favorite historical heroines . . .

Meet 20 yr-old, Juana Galán, guerilla warfare leader, and national hero in Spain. She was a tavern keeper in her village, but this young heroine roused her countrymen to fight Napoleon’s invading calvary. Notice the iron stewpot down by her skirts, she and some of the other women in her village used them to bash soldiers over the head.

For her tale and others, go to  http://www.torforgeblog.com/2017/05/15/feisty-females-of-historical-fiction-truth-or-trope/