A fellow author, a member of the twitter #writingcommunity group, has compiled a blog post of his own that amused me a great deal. He had asked other twitter and Goodreads readers/writers what they didn't like about men writing female characters. Most of the answers were about how much time men spend writing about the female character's body, particularly boobs. There were complaints about tropes (e.g. learning to love again) that are overused and two-dimensional characterizations. I looked at the complete list and examined some of my own work. Recently Salem's Son featured a bevy of female antagonists. I think I had an advantage in writing that book from a first-person perspective. I didn't have to worry about the women examine themselves in the mirror or preparing for battle by stripping off their cumbersome dress. Nameless does seem to have a lot of female attention but I don't think I took it too far. Sure, Rachael seduces the hero early on, she is Emily'
One author's contribution to the self-publishing community and his readers