tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post5574315011484901234..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Craft of Writing: What Does Strong Mean to You? by Tracy BanghartMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-51747779726943229022014-12-21T13:49:34.535-05:002014-12-21T13:49:34.535-05:00That is a GREAT definition of strong female charac...That is a GREAT definition of strong female characters! Love it!! tracythewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217152909732391491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-70399393717481309832014-12-20T15:38:08.526-05:002014-12-20T15:38:08.526-05:00Strong female characters to me are the ones who th...Strong female characters to me are the ones who think for themselves, accept blame for their mistakes (and they make lots of them), and are willing to look beyond their faults and learn. Thanks for the thought-provoking post and giveaway.Danielle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11079935240201178744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-34947234751840714872014-12-19T21:49:54.983-05:002014-12-19T21:49:54.983-05:00I love this post! It takes so much strength to all...I love this post! It takes so much strength to allow yourself to grow and change as a person, and I love reading about characters that do. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190531491992999801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-36910456324482954802014-12-19T21:05:17.089-05:002014-12-19T21:05:17.089-05:00thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)tracythewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217152909732391491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-64519802410172714132014-12-19T21:04:54.360-05:002014-12-19T21:04:54.360-05:00thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed it. i found it...thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed it. i found it difficult to articulate how i was feeling about it too...but i realized as i was writing that it really came down to the idea of "transformation" for me. i'd love to see more of those kinds of stories, especially in YA scifi/fantasy. I think The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson is a great example of this, actually. I loved that book!tracythewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217152909732391491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-41957730069075808812014-12-19T21:01:30.221-05:002014-12-19T21:01:30.221-05:00thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)tracythewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217152909732391491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-41173628090803240652014-12-19T19:23:44.246-05:002014-12-19T19:23:44.246-05:00I really like this post!! It's true, nowadays,...I really like this post!! It's true, nowadays, we do think of strong female characters as the Katniss variety, but those that transform can be just as powerful given the right catalyst.Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-54682482864387742272014-12-19T18:39:15.501-05:002014-12-19T18:39:15.501-05:00Oooh, great perspective! I've been chewing on ...Oooh, great perspective! I've been chewing on the "strong woman" trope for a while. I really dislike the "emotionally closed off" women, but I hadn't been able to articulate it to myself. I mean, if emotionally damaged is "Strong", then gosh, there's a lot of "Strong" people walking around. I like your angle better--that it's about growth and overcoming. I'm attracted to a protagonist who grows and changes--whether male or female.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-79328629155776421982014-12-19T14:06:18.773-05:002014-12-19T14:06:18.773-05:00Amanda, that's a great point! I guess I've...Amanda, that's a great point! I guess I've been feeling that there's been a push towards the more physically strong, badass female characters lately, kind of to the detriment of other types of "strong." But it sounds like you feel it's been giving writers MORE freedom to write different kinds of female characters, which is awesome! I really hope that's true. tracythewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217152909732391491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-47451996471216697192014-12-19T13:51:01.138-05:002014-12-19T13:51:01.138-05:00interesting postinteresting postbn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-48079833321855708342014-12-19T12:12:19.639-05:002014-12-19T12:12:19.639-05:00Such great points! Thank you, Tracy. I think that ...Such great points! Thank you, Tracy. I think that the physically badass female characters that have been so popular lately are a cry from women who feel the need to prove they are as strong as men. But characters like Katniss are so great because, even though she's physically strong, in so many ways, she has been stunted: emotionally, mentally; she's had to be the adult her whole young life. That is her weakness. It's almost like a warning to young females: that strength doesn't mean being able to wield a weapon. And I don't think that these characters are a bad thing. The female characters that are more normal, more human, are still there. But these characters like Katniss are opening up a whole new world for lead females in different genres. It's not just men anymore. I think it means we, as authors, just have all the more freedom to write the kind of female characters we want to write.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528801797757394458noreply@blogger.com