Date: Jan 25, 2015 09:32 pm Title: Developing a strong female lead character - UPDATED
Omg... i cant believe what Coco just said.... thats really offensive.
Author's Response:
I'm fine with it. It's her opinion. Overly simplistic, but her opinion.
[Report This]Date: Jan 25, 2015 09:31 pm Title: Developing a strong female lead character - UPDATED
I am guilty of all of these when its comes to Why You Wanna Trip On Me and End of Time . This was really helpful though. And number 7 now that you talked on it i can say that its something i would dislike for an author to do. Now I may occasionally give my lead character ONE or two features or personality characteristic of mine. For instance Semaj, she has the quietness. In real life i am quiet but i can be loud if need be. For Stacey i continously give her brown/hazel eyes, much like myself. Other than that its safe to safe me and my OG's are completely different from each other....on so many levels LOL.
To be honest, Gangsta Lovin is honestly the best Fanfic I've written since I've been writing. For the simple fact that i have given Semaj the chance to gradually develope since meeting Michael and im trying to portray that same thing in my recently started stories. I totally get the entire thing of not wanting the OG to be painted as perfect and the plethora of pictures can be a headache, which is why Im trying to chill on showing anything amd taking a paragraph to describe the OG's clothes for the day (unless its date but i try to be simple).
Towards #1 i did that an awful lot in WYWTOM . Stacey was too much of a the perfect witty teenager. And i regret making her like that but hey we live in learn. Which is why im Gangsta Lovin i try to use pictures of Beyonce when she looks like the average female teen. No makeup and a little of a... idk? Normal "school and life is stressful" teen?
But once again, very helpful tips that i am DEFINITELY going to use. Thanks girlie!
Author's Response:
I think giving the OG a couple features of yourself is completely understandable. YOU are the author ;) I just think that when someone makes herself the OG apart from 1-2 features, it's awkward.
I love Gangsta Lovin'. Then again, you knew that.
I think all authors go through those phases. As you get more comfortable in your prose, you stray away from the "safer" characters and take risks. Just as you are doing. I definitely prefer that era of Beyonce. <3
Date: Jan 25, 2015 09:25 pm Title: Developing a strong female lead character - UPDATED
There is nothing wrong with having a female lead that is beautiful and has a "perfect" body. Heck I do not consider myself beautiful and I most certainly do not have a slamming body... But one for certain I do not feel alienated when I read fan fics in which the female character is very pretty and has a banging body... It's a fantasy and it's the author's job to sell that fantasy. I most certainly do not want to read a story where the female lead is ugly,unattractive and overweight. I avoid stories like that like the bubonic plague. That's just me and my opinion.
Author's Response:
I think there is a line. Again, I said it was my opinion and an attempt to move away from the "Mary Sue" character. I also think that just because the female lead isn't "perfect" doesn't mean she is unattractive. Think of how the guards described Michael's preferences in women. He is also rather known for appreciating asses, period.
This isn't a black/white issue. I'm sorry if it read as one.