tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113052399073443996.post1427030820785109032..comments2024-03-25T11:38:15.213-04:00Comments on Deb in the City: Do I write strong female characters?Deborah Nam-Kranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09970563873460124223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113052399073443996.post-50276064749613025442013-08-19T19:59:55.793-04:002013-08-19T19:59:55.793-04:00Anne, I'm so sorry about that. FWIW, *this* re...Anne, I'm so sorry about that. FWIW, *this* reader doesn't. I just finished a mystery yesterday in fact that featured a brilliant but flawed detective. Her imperfections made the mystery itself more compelling as far as I'm concerned. My gut says that there are plenty of readers out there just like me who really want to read about your imperfect but savvy detective!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113052399073443996.post-13818150885382923852013-08-19T14:10:14.213-04:002013-08-19T14:10:14.213-04:00I am really tired of people demanding that heroine...I am really tired of people demanding that heroines be perfect, never feel pain or make mistakes, and behave like men. I've had some awful reviews recently from people who hate my Bridget Jones type character because she makes bad choices sometimes and can get distracted from important stuff by things like shoes (which always end up being an important clue.) Why is it OK for Sherlock Holmes to be self-absorbed to the point of pathology, but if a female sleuth does something that seems myopic, she's a bad person and it's a terrible book? I'm getting so much of this, there has to be a large segment of the population that only wants to read books about superwomen. My sleuth always gets the bad guy, but she does it in a quirky, funny, very human way. Thanks for this post!Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113052399073443996.post-77809613960324914862013-08-17T09:03:36.731-04:002013-08-17T09:03:36.731-04:00LOL. And I agree- success does tend to define brav...LOL. And I agree- success does tend to define bravery vs. foolishness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113052399073443996.post-33477261685036155932013-08-17T04:54:19.372-04:002013-08-17T04:54:19.372-04:00Good post.
I like 'real' characters with...Good post. <br /><br />I like 'real' characters with bad personality traits as well as good ones. <br /><br />With 'brave' and 'foolish', I think (and this is my opinion) when you're brave you've got away with whatever you did to make you 'brave', but if you did something 'foolish' you failed big time and have people say 'I told you so'. lol<br /><br />That makes Emily brave. :) She was a good solid character with real human flaws. Louise Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585797594757452007noreply@blogger.com