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canbeovercome...withthehelpofagoodhero.Itdoesn’thavetobeahugeflaw.Maybeit’sa tendencytorunawayfromherproblems,orbetter,atendencytopushmenoutofherlife.Asshe getstoknowthehero,hecanhelpherovercometheseflawsandgrowstronger.
    However,aheroine’sflawworksdifferentlythanthehero’sflaw.Thehero’sflawisoftenbasedon hisfear.Imentionedmyhusband’snotlikingtodance,whichisbecauseofhisfearoflooking foolishandisbasedonhischildhoodandbeingridiculed.
    Awoman’sflawislessaboutherpastandismoreaboutunmetgoalsandthingsshewantsto accomplishandcan’torwon’t.It’softenbasedonperceivedfearsofthefutureandsomethingthat could happen.
    Forexample,ifawomanisafraidoffailureintheworkplace,shemightbecomedriven,even exacting.
    Whatifherflawisimpatience?Shecouldbeafraidthataprojectsheisworkingonwon’tget finished,andthathercoworkerwillstealitfromher(becausesheisasinglemotherandshehasto dividehertimeathomeandtheoffice).Maybeshedoesn’ttrustbecauseshethinksshecanonly depend onherself.
    Thisiswhyflawsandfearsgotogether.Yes,thefear can bebasedonsomethinginthepastthat happenedtothem,butmorelikelyitissomethingthey’veseenfromothers,orread,orsimply believeaboutthemselves.Whateveritis,womenhaveagreatcapacitytodreamupfearsandthenlet themruletheirlives.Yes,theyneedtoberealistic,butreadingaboutchildabductioninthe newspaperisenoughtomakeawomanlockherchildinthehouseuntilhe’seighteen.
    So,forawoman’sflaw,ithelpstohavetolookforward(whileforaman’sflawlookingbackwardis thebesttool)andseeifshe’safraidofsomethingthat will happen.
    Or…perhapsitissomethingthatshewants,thatshefears won’t happen.Fromthemomentmy husbandaskedmetomarryhimtothefinalstepdowntheaisle,Ithoughtsomethingterriblemight happentohim.Ifearedlosinghim.SoIbecameclingyandobsessedanddownrightscary.Andhe still marriedme!
    Let’slookatsomeheroineflaws:
    In Return to Me ,Grace,theheroine,won'tlettheherokissherbecausesheisafraidhe’llseeherscar andthinkshe’snotbeautiful.
    In How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ,Andie,theheroine,won'tletherselflovebecausesheisafraidthat theherowillletherdown(andlookwhatfallinginlovedidtoherroommate!).
    In While You Were Sleeping , Lucy, the heroine, won't tell the truth because she knows the family will reject her.
    Inagreatromance,theherofiguresoutthewoman’sfearbyseeingherflaws.Maybehepriesitout ofher,maybehejustknowsherenoughtorealizethetruth.And,ashefiguresitout,hebeginsto addressit.Hisjobistomakeherfeelsafe.See,awomanalsowantstobeprotected,evenifshe doesn’tadmitit.So,asyourherobecomesmoreheroic,thewomanwillreleaseherfears.
    Andovercomeherflaws.
    Asyou’recreatingyourheroine,ask: What is your biggest flaw?
    Then ask: Why? What fear drives this flaw?
    It’sthisfearthatwillcreatesympathyinyourreaderandperhapsevenmakethereaderseeherselfin yourheroineandovercomeherownfears.
    Note: You can weave together the fearsof both the hero and the heroine andcause an event that triggersboththeirfears.Forexample,awomanmightbeafraidthathermanwillleaveher,anda heromightfearthatawomanwillrejecthimorwon’tfollowhim.So,havingsomethinghappen whereheleavesherandshedoesn’tfollowhimisonewaytotriggerbothfears.Ialwayslookat theirfearsseparately,andthentryandfindonemomentwheretheycouldcometruesimultaneously. Like,whenawomanfearsforaman’ssafety,sosheleaveshimsohewon’tbeinjured.However, he’safraidthatifsheneedshim,hewon’tbethere.Therefore,they’rebothtryingtohelpeachother, whichleadstosomefabulousinternalobstacles!
    If you’re building a Hero/Heroine Chart, write in your hero’s and heroine’s flaws and the fears behind them. These fears can assist you in building those inner obstacles.
    Give your heroine confidence. Justlikewedon’tlikewimpyheroes,wedon’tlikeflimsyheroines. It’seasyforaheroinetohaveflaws,mostlybecause,ifyouarefemaleauthor,wewriteabout ourselves,andweallhaveflaws.Soyouneedtoworkatputtingconfidenceintoyourheroine,giving