I got a request to talk about love and romance in fantasy novels, especially concerning female characters’ motivations being driven by love and if those motivations diminish who the character is. I found this topic to really make me think. What do I think about females being motivated by love and romance?  If you follow the classes on my channel, I discuss a character in the Dragonlance Chronicles, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, named Laurana who makes many of her decisions because she is in love with Tanis Half-Elven. She completely leaves her home to chase him, she follows him on a dangerous quest where she must emotionally grow…