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Originally Posted by Anna Drake
VydorScope, I do salute you! I've never corresponded with Blake, but I have read his free Jet novel. I think he handled a female protagonist very well. And when the other Jet novels become available though the Scribd subscription services via Smashwords, I will read the rest. (I'm sorry. I'm a former small-town journalist. I'm very frugal.) One of the things I constantly wrestle with is my ability to write men well. I don't think I do. So I had to read Blake's Jet to see how well he handled a female character.
Anyway, I think it's all fabulously interesting. I wish Blake the very best of luck! Now, jf only I could write men well and also produce a book month. Anyway, my best to every author, indie or otherwise.
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Anna: Just thought I'd let you know, I STRUGGLED with my female character in the last book. I had to have my significant other tune her emotions up. Still, one female beta reader thought she was a bit flat.
On the other hand, my male protagonist is a half-blood Salish and he's struggling with differing values of two cultures. Did I catch the Salish culture? I think I did. But writing about women....
I think writing from the point of view of the opposite sex is damn near the toughest challenge I have. Tougher than a good ending that reads like a slow motion train wreck.
Glad you posted that. I don't feel as inept!
Tony Latham