Hi guys... sorry I haven't posted anything since Christmas... the blasted Taiwan earthquake cut us off, and web connection's been an impossible molasses-in-January crawl until just now.  Anyhoo...

I had been wondering... had you ever faced a dilemma when writing something with an Uberbabe as the main heroine... and debated whether or not to include a sweetheart for her?

Admit it: when you read about a muscular hottie, you have daydreams about her, and wish you could be her man.  And you wish she could hook up... BUT:   if she does, it'll be with another fictional character... NOT you.

But to have her go it alone, never having one, just to have the reader's daydream available... that just doesn't seem fair to her.  (Yes, I know, she's fictional, not a real person. I still don't like it.)

Had you ever been troubled with this problem?  What do you usually do about it?

Yeah, Jimmy, I was wondering how you were doing.  Glad to have you back.

(I have no answer to your question, though.)

I think I agree with what Fett said (if I'm reading it right). Do what you feel is best for plot and her personality. Nevermind feeding about feeding our egos.

In my case it always depends upon what the focus of the storyline is going to be involving, and although I've written numerous Power Couples stories, I have done some female-solo and male, too, where there is no romantic counterpart of the opposite sex involved.

That's what sequels are for . . .