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Teri:
*sends julie inspiration vibes* heheh I'm evil!

mare:
The quote thingie isn't working for me tonight for some reason so i'm just answering your question Julie.

I'm not sure why I enjoy reading from the male perspective. I think maybe because i'm not a male? lol I just think girls are written so sterotypical. Most are weak and need to be taken care of. So many are the younger sibling that needs to be looked after. I can't stand reading things like that. When it's written as a guy it's just refreshsing to me.

I did lie though earlier now thining about it, because some of my all time favorite books are female leads like She's Come Undone and Little Women but She's Come Undone was written by a male in first POV as a woman and he did a great job and Little Women is just an incredible book all around.

And i'm bizarre I guess lol

I guess my least favorite thing to read is a girl who is a weak little victim because that bugs me.

starbeamz:
I know what you mean about the whole weak victim thing, Mare. I have a hard time reading those fanfics where the girl was abused when she was younger and the Boy helps her get past it (lol pet peeve). But I think there are plenty of female leads out there that aren't weak at all. Maybe they have flaws that make them seem weak, but who out of us writers isn't the same at some point, ya know? It IS refreshing reading a male's perspective, and I really like writing it, too (even if it's in third person). But there are lots of stories that would be lacking depth if they didn't have an equal female lead, too.

mare:
^ I agree, I think some fics do need female leads to help even out the balance of the story but I think it depends on the kind of story you're writing. I really believe if you are writing just a straight ahead action or drama or suspense you really don't need that girl but of course if you aren't writing all five guys and just centering on one guy it would be completely boring if you don't add another element in there. Although you could always pull a Castaway and have the Nick converse with a ping pong ball or something. Sadly that would probably hold my attention more than a female lead lmao I am SO including that in my challenge story! No one is allowed to steal the ping pong ball!!

Teri:

--- Quote from: starbeamz2 on November 01, 2007, 09:23:16 PM ---I know what you mean about the whole weak victim thing, Mare. I have a hard time reading those fanfics where the girl was abused when she was younger and the Boy helps her get past it (lol pet peeve). But I think there are plenty of female leads out there that aren't weak at all. Maybe they have flaws that make them seem weak, but who out of us writers isn't the same at some point, ya know? It IS refreshing reading a male's perspective, and I really like writing it, too (even if it's in third person). But there are lots of stories that would be lacking depth if they didn't have an equal female lead, too.

--- End quote ---

I agree! In Underneath it all my lead girl Evan was raped as a teen but she got passed it BEFORE she met Nick and is a pretty strong woman inspite of it.

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