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How Writing A Strong Female Character Will Ruin Your Book

Do you know why the new Star Wars flopped? (And yes, even though it made money, the fans will not likely return to that set of movies in the ...

Yes, Male Writers CAN Write Fantastic Female Characters

Gender of the writer is irrelevant when it comes to writing female characters, in B2W's opinion. When the story is good, people love it and ...

Writing Women As A Man - Stage 32

While women don't have to be feminine, they also don't have to shed their femininity to fill the roles usually associated with male characters. The trap I fell ...

How “Strong Female Characters” Still End Up Weak And Powerless ...

The idea of writing a “strong female character” isn't enough. As shorthand, it sounds noble. It seems spot on. But a lot of writers — and ...

Writing Stories About Violence And Female Characters

We don't need characters to exude purity, but you need to be able to write a character who makes decisions out of motivation not shock value ( ...

Writing strong yet flawed female characters: A man's advice

I believe this growth of novels with female leads who have no flaws has partly come out of the girl power period, where some felt that in order ...

Writing Sexy Female Characters - Royal Road

A carpenter will notice the woodwork, a painter the color of the walls. The MC in a First Person story notices the things in his environment ...

How to Write a Good Female TV/Film Character - Shedoesthecity

#11: Write more than one woman for god's sake. The best tip for writing a good female character is to write a lot of them and to have them talk ...

The Only Thing You Need to Know About Writing Strong Female ...

http://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com http://www.kmweiland.com Tells you the only true definition of a strong female character—and how you ...

Your Guide to Writing a Main Character Who Doesn't Suck

Keep in mind that the key to effective backstory is to ensure it doesn't overshadow the main narrative. It should also be integrated effectively ...

How to Write Intriguing Male and Female Characters - Writer's Digest

TALK THE TALK · WALK THE WALK · DRESS THE PART · Need a list of unusual traits, quirks, flaws and strengths to make your characters unique and ...

Tuesday How To: Female Characters - Bre Writes Books

Another common theme is to write female characters as a plot advancement for your main character. The most common way that I have seen is to ...

Quest for a Female Story Model - Script Magazine

As the Heroine begins her quest for whatever her goal is in the story, society's biases against women force her to repress certain feminine ...

Are You Writing Female Characters Who Are Too Stupid To Live?

Aim to create female characters with agency. Characters that have their own motivations and desires and do things to move the story ahead. I ...

On Writing: The Obligatory Post About Strong Female Characters

Stop me if you've heard this before: to write a female character well, you have to treat women like people, and in fact the key to writing a ...

Ways Female Characters Are (Still) Badly Written - Springhole.net

Their motivations and goals are relatively small and self-centered. "Smart" and "respectable" female characters aren't allowed to be wacky or silly, or look ...

Creating Complex Female Characters

I am a female writer and I know lots of women, none of whom resemble the mythical Strong Female Character. Here are some typical traits of the ...

Can a man write convincing female characters? - C.C. Hogan

In real life, we see a woman shape, and from then on we judge them by that set of criteria - a person may even judge themselves in the same way. As writers, we ...

How to Protect Your Female Characters From Audience Hate

Make your character's objective something specific. It can be general or vague when the story begins, but the sooner she knows what she wants, the better.

How to Write a Strong Female Character...who isn't toxic and annoying

something i've always noticed is that “strong female characters” entire personality are just stereotypical toxic male traits. a strong ...