2008-09-02

alex_beecroft: A blue octopus in an armchair, reading a book (Pratchett - Nanny curse)
2008-09-02 09:40 am

Strong Female Characters and the letter J


A great (and funny) article on 'why strong female characters are bad for women' here (click on the Queen):

240 Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] zombiexkittenx for the heads up on that.

And why do I love the letter J so much?  I've only just noticed, but 'Captain's Surrender' features heroes called Peter and Josh.  'False Colors' features heroes called Alfie and John.  I was all set to write 'The Wages of Sin' featuring heroes called Charles and Jasper when I suddenly spotted a trend.

Does this matter?  After all, 90% Proof has Alec and Tom, Angelic Conversations has Aidan and Edward... (Aargh, I'm doing it again with the letter A!)

Boys of Summer breaks the mold entirely with Darren and Ptolemy (Tony).  *Cautious sigh of relief*  And 'Away with the Faeries' has Ben and Chris.  So maybe it's alright after all.  But it's obviously something I need to be aware of!

alex_beecroft: A blue octopus in an armchair, reading a book (Wages of Sin)
2008-09-02 05:28 pm

The Wages of Sin

Woohoo! I am writing again! Not a lot, but at least I have broken through my post holiday ennui to do something. I'll try to do twice as much tomorrow.  Also I had to abandon the start I already had and start again, so it's not such a bad first day.

The Wages of Sin


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