I figured good and well something horrifying waited in those trees.

I figured good and well something horrifying waited in those trees.
If a female MC is a strong character, then there is no need to bleed the male characters of their strengths.
Not because romance is bad, but because the underlying theme, whispered in dozens of voices, was: "Your greatest adventure is taming the boy."
I have grown, but I haven't done so alone--I've found that some of my favorite books were still there, waiting for me to reach them.
So, dear readers, I was doing research for a blog post because that is what I do since I am a very nerdy person in desperate need of a life a lot of fun at dinner parties. Specifically, I was looking up tropes about female characters because I wanted to have--and am going to have …
Sometimes the book that sings in your blood is not the story of a likable person.
I do write female character who aren't warriors, but I'm also writing for somebody who has disappeared into the mists of time--for my young self, who dreamed secret dreams of defending Redwall against powerful foes with Martin's sword firmly in my grasp.
Strength of character is not in the sword, dear readers.
I've got questions. Maybe I'll find answers.
We need the challenges that we set for ourselves.