The strong heroine Sadly, in this day and age, many authors choose to bastardize this type of hero and writing the heroic woman (or a girl) they instead bestow her with masculine treats. Worse yet, many fall into the asteroid impact crater that is the Mary Sue. The strong female hero is feminine, she is not to be an inferior male, nor some impossibly strong, competent and "I can do no wrong" type of character. Moreover, the power of feminine emotion, instead of shown in its proper and rightful context, is severely misused. But enough of this, let us explore what makes the female hero strong. The true measure of one female hero's strength is not how much she can benchpress, nor her awesome martial arts skills. True to reality and nature, a female hero, or a heroine, uses equipment and other combat tools to best her enemies. Knowledge is one of her strongest weapons, that, and her... feelings. Yes, you heard me correctly, the greatest strength of a heroine is her weaponized feelings. That, of course, is also her greatest weakness and learning how to control herself, concentrate makes for an awesome character's journey. Combat wise, realistically, the heroine can easily kill any villain by use of firearms or other ranged weapons. The bullet cares not for your sex, it will still kill after being fired. Other, more magical means can also be used, thereby giving your heroine the ability to do battle in a more graceful, ladylike manner. Sending your heroine in the thickest of combat and writing her able to slap enemies dead thrice her size is exactly that asteroid impact crater I mentioned earlier. Horrible writing it is and naturally, most readers will instantly abhor such a heroine. The heroine's love is her most powerful weapon and it must be used sparingly. There is nothing a woman wouldn't do to protect the people she loves and her mate. A carefully written dance it should be, more like a waltz than a brawl of misguided relationship tropes and unnecessary drama. Thos...