I never knew that there was such a variety of romance heroes and heroines. Writing about archetypal heroes/heroines my characters remind me of: that’s my exercise this week in my Forward Motion Writers’ Community online writing class. To prepare for the assignment, one source of research was a Web site listing eight romance hero archetypes and eight romance heroine archetypes. Think the macho man or the perfect woman are the only type of romance characters? Think again. Such creatures as The Professor (if a man) or The Librarian (if a woman) lurk in romance and are also found in many other genres, too. These are but two surprising animals to be found in the zoo exhibit of romance hero and heroine archetypes. continue reading »