My critique partner has just called me out on writing a special snowflake heroine.

 

*tosses hair in artful disorder*

 

Whatever, I drawl in dismissal.

 

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Actually, I'm embarrassed. Special snowflakes are incredibly annoying in real life and do NOT belong in one of my books. 

 

I'm currently revising a contemporary romance for self-publishing, and to be fair to myself, Cate (the heroine) isn't always a special snowflake, it's just that she does like to claim the "victim" role even when it's not hers -- poor misunderstood darling (totally sarcastic)

 

Have you noticed special snowflakes proliferating in books lately? The heroines with entitlement issues?

 

I read a ton of blurbs and more books than I review, so my comment isn't at the books I've reviewed. But I have noticed a tendency for heroines to act out and never be called on it.

 

Hmm, some reviewers would argue that authors show a tendency to do the same!