Why Boring People Never Save the Galaxy – And Why You’ll Love Melanie Destin

What kind of people really grab your attention?

I’m talking about the ones you can’t stop watching — in books, on screen, or maybe across the table at a family dinner.

Let’s be honest: the most interesting people aren’t always the nicest, or the most respectable, or the ones you’d trust to water your plants. They’re colourful at best, and total train wrecks at worst.

And that’s exactly why we can’t look away.

Nobody wants to read about Barry, who wakes up at 6:30 sharp, stretches, eats his oatmeal while reading the financial section, then takes his golden retriever for a brisk trot.
Oh my. I’m yawning already, and Barry hasn’t even brushed his teeth yet.

Now, if Barry’s in the park scooping after his dog when a car screeches around the corner and someone empties a revolver in his direction…
Well. Now you’ve got my attention.
Barry, my friend, who did you annoy?

Mae West is often credited with saying, “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” In reality, historian Laurel Thatcher wrote it first. But when Mae West said it, the quote suddenly had an extra spark — a wink, a dare.

We’re drawn to people who bend the rules. We read about them in tabloids. We follow them on social media. Sometimes, against our better judgment, we even vote for them.
From Caesar and Napoleon to Churchill and… well, that other guy history would like to forget — it’s the larger-than-life personalities who stick in our minds.

Melanie Destin, the protagonist of my Destin Chronicles space opera books, is exactly that kind of person.
She’s clever. Resourceful. A little dangerous. And her moral compass… well, let’s just say it spins faster than a neutron star.

As a female sci-fi protagonist, Mel doesn’t play by the rules — and that’s exactly why readers love her. She dives headfirst into the kind of trouble most of us would run from, and somehow claws her way back out in ways we wish we could.

Reading about Mel is like strapping yourself to the nose of a spaceship and hoping the pilot knows what they’re doing. It’s exhilarating, unpredictable, and impossible to look away.

And the best part? You can live it all without risking so much as a hangnail. Which is exactly how I like it — I’ll stick to my peaceful, predictable life and let my characters take the punches, thank you very much.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I really should figure out what Barry did to deserve his park-side assassination attempt. There goes my afternoon.

Want to meet Mel?
Start with Requiem, the prequel novella to the Destin Chronicles — free to read.
If you love unforgettable female sci-fi protagonists and fast-paced space opera books, Mel’s your next obsession.