I figured good and well something horrifying waited in those trees.
No Woman Is an Island, or Why Strong Characters Deserve Each Other
If a female MC is a strong character, then there is no need to bleed the male characters of their strengths.
Is This Variety?
Not because romance is bad, but because the underlying theme, whispered in dozens of voices, was: "Your greatest adventure is taming the boy."
Reading Backward as Life Goes Forward
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.
Tropes, or Melion Gets Weird…Again
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 …
Unlikable
Sometimes the book that sings in your blood is not the story of a likable person.
Why A Boring Person Writes Warriors, or Melion Gets a Little Too Honest on a Monday Afternoon
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.
A Will of Her Own: Strong Female Characters in Fantasy
Strength of character is not in the sword, dear readers.
Wherein Melion Ingests Unhealthy Amounts of Caffeine and Starts a Blog Series on Strong Female Characters in Speculative Fiction
I've got questions. Maybe I'll find answers.
Enjoy the Challenge
We need the challenges that we set for ourselves.
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