Written by a woman

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"It seems like she was just there to be eye candy and not really have much of a character."

𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

Portrait of a Woman (1787) (detail) - attributed to Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Making a character in a book seem realistic and interesting is no easy task. It’s not down to just your skills as a writer, though. You actually have to know a bit about who you’re writing about. In other words—do your research. Unfortunately, some male writers out there seem to have major problems writing female characters and seem shy about asking their female friends for advice.