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Strong Female Characters and Other Heroines

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Frank

I have written before about strong female characters (see Female Vampires and Strong Female Characters), but there have been a lot of posts in the past few months complaining about the prevalence of kick-ass heroines in popular culture. There’s nothing … Continue reading →

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The Naming of Women

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Frank

Observations and experiences like these are depressingly common, but I stumbled across two today. The first was Kristen Cashore talking about why she has chosen to no longer interact via social media (FAQ: Why don’t you allow comments on your … Continue reading →

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Immortal Perfection – The Amaranth and the Plot Hammer

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Frank

Strong Heroines and Vulnerability FanFiction Fridays recently posted And Another Thing… which has a list of observations on writing gleaned from The Write Stuff. Two points in particular caught my eye: It’s ok to have two characters date each other. … Continue reading →

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