tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1966046182196593256..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: My HeroineAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-78738653343986411642010-09-09T10:00:01.838-04:002010-09-09T10:00:01.838-04:00Ashley- Thanks! more and more I see people crying ...Ashley- Thanks! more and more I see people crying out for strong heroines, so I hope a tide is turning!Charlotte Stein aka The Mighty Viperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938045078503792108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-86599368107749269692010-09-08T10:09:13.341-04:002010-09-08T10:09:13.341-04:00Charlotte,
A great post. I genuinely enjoy watch...Charlotte,<br /><br />A great post. I genuinely enjoy watching strong female characters on film and reading about them in fiction. <br /><br />Good luck with your latest release.<br /><br />AshAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-58449329786675141352010-09-07T11:07:06.147-04:002010-09-07T11:07:06.147-04:00Lisabet- Thanks! And yeah, I really enjoyed Salt f...Lisabet- Thanks! And yeah, I really enjoyed Salt for that very reason. Oh, and I've taken your advice and added an excerpt!<br /><br />Kathleen- I hope so! And thanks!<br /><br />Raleigh- I totally agree. It's often somehow doubly disappointing, when a female writer gives her female characters no agency. They don't have to be kick-ass all the time, or owt. Just able to make a few decisions, independent of the hero!<br /><br />And that's another difficulty facing writers who try to write strong women- the criticism of female characters is often far harsher than the crit of male characters. Qualities applauded in a man, are often attacked in a woman. A man is often labelled assertive. A woman is likely to be called a bitch, for the same actions.Charlotte Stein aka The Mighty Viperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938045078503792108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-52981523359954466032010-09-07T10:49:54.154-04:002010-09-07T10:49:54.154-04:00I think women writers need to be held just as acco...I think women writers need to be held just as accountable for not writing strong women, just as much as men. Of course, you need to hold decision makers afraid to invest in those types of characters responsible as well. <br /><br />I was about eleven when T2 hit theaters, and I was a little confused that Sarah Conner didn't have sex with the terminator at the end. That's what movies had taught me, the badass guy gets the girl at the end. <br /><br />None of the Alien installments post-Sigourney Weaver have been remotely enjoyable. I think Fried Green Tomatoes has some strong female characters, and of course the Resident Evil franchise. <br /><br />I went through some troubles while writing a western with one of my female characters. There aren't a lot of women in it, but this one is smart, deceptive, and murderous. I thought I was giving her respectable qualities for a western, but some thought I was just making the only women in the story a stereotypical harpy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38698076630305958592010-09-07T09:11:17.165-04:002010-09-07T09:11:17.165-04:00Charlotte - By writing strong women, you're pa...Charlotte - By writing strong women, you're part of the solution!<br /><br />Congrats on the new release!Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-68219333951803639962010-09-07T06:18:52.252-04:002010-09-07T06:18:52.252-04:00Hi, Charlotte!
First of all, congratulations on y...Hi, Charlotte!<br /><br />First of all, congratulations on your new release!<br /><br />And thanks for mentioning "Salt". I was going to say something about it in my response to Kathleen's post. Definitely a kick-ass heroine. Nothing she can't do!<br /><br />You should have given us a teaser from "The Horizon", though! <br /><br />Hugs,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com