I feel privileged to be alive in a time that’s seen such empowerment for women. Though we still have a long way to go toward equality and mutual respect along gender lines, we’ve made great strides in the last decades. And I think the trend in YA fiction toward kick-ass heroines like Katniss (The Hunger
What is a man? If you believe Dracula in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the answer is ‘a miserable little pile of secrets’. Far be it from me to question the dark lord (again), but if you’re going to try and write a convincing male character then there might be a bit more to it.
Being funny is hard, and it’s particularly hard in writing. Perhaps it’s because humor depends on shared context, or perhaps it’s because it trumps any other element of a story – how can you crack a joke without lessening the reader’s involvement in a story’s romance, horror or mystery? For many authors, the answer is
Great characterization depends on context – the sense that a character has lived the same kind of varied, winding, complex life that shapes real people. Gender can be a big part of that context, dictating many of the opportunities and experiences that contribute to how your character became who they are.
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