Meme - Day 17

This one seems very similar to question 11, which was which character you like to write the most ...

17. Favorite protagonist and why

I'll answer this two ways.

My favourite protagonist in a published novel ... it really depends on my mood. I'm a huge fan of Stephen King's Roland Deschain (as well as others, so don't get me started lol). I also love Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan. She isn't like me at all, but I find her really entertaining to read.

I also like a lot of Lois Duncan's YA protagonists. They are always really interesting, strong characters.

Tess Gerritsen's Maura Isles and Jane Rizzoli are also favourites of mine.

As far as my own writing goes, I think Joy Morrison is probably my favourite, although I am loving the male and female protagonists I've created for my new book Storm Warning. I could write them forever - and hope to write an entire series until I feel I've wrapped up their relationship.

Joy is one of those characters that I love to write and read, but I don't know how well I'd actually like her in real life. I think she'd totally overwhelm me and likely intimidate me.