As a woman who writes fiction, how do I treat my female characters?

[karadinart]

I don't make them an obstacle to my male/male OTP getting together

I make them fully realized, even if they are on the 'side of wrong' they have motivations that are reasonable.

I give them personalities, backstory, hopes, dreams

My women can be firefighters, policewomen, detectives, scientists, soldiers, but this does not negate their nurturing qualities, and I invest my male characters with nuturing qualities.

I try to populate my stories with women as coworkers, as friends, as lovers, mothers, sisters. even if this means creating OCs.

To my lasting regret, now that I have a daughter, I have yet to write a story with a female protagonist who carries the narrative.

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

You're not done writing yet! *cheers for female characters and for you*

[karadin.livejournal.com]

yeah, but often i'm inspired to write about male protagonists, because I actually feel I can relate to them more, and that's sad.