Comments on: Another story idea… http://kathleenmaciver.com/blog/2009/10/another-story-idea/ time-travel romance and young-adult fantasy stories Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:25:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Zachary Grimm http://kathleenmaciver.com/blog/2009/10/another-story-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Zachary Grimm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:14:55 +0000 http://kathleenmaciver.com/blog/?p=380#comment-239 I have the same feelings with my character, Christine Palmer, given that she is a female heroine, and I am a male writer. I'm not sure how it will pan out at this point, but one of the things I've tried to do with her character (and a couple other female secondary characters) is to put snippets of myself into their characters, and somehow (to me, anyway), they each seem to become stronger-willed or tougher that way, able to take on a world with so many guys in it--especially the world I've created, in which the "bad guys" are all males. Perhaps I am attempting to have my character Christine deal with her male counterparts as I would. Anyway, you're not alone in your struggles! It seems to be a path I must also trudge down as a male writer. Any help I can be, I will most certainly do my best. :-) I have the same feelings with my character, Christine Palmer, given that she is a female heroine, and I am a male writer. I’m not sure how it will pan out at this point, but one of the things I’ve tried to do with her character (and a couple other female secondary characters) is to put snippets of myself into their characters, and somehow (to me, anyway), they each seem to become stronger-willed or tougher that way, able to take on a world with so many guys in it–especially the world I’ve created, in which the “bad guys” are all males. Perhaps I am attempting to have my character Christine deal with her male counterparts as I would.

Anyway, you’re not alone in your struggles! It seems to be a path I must also trudge down as a male writer. Any help I can be, I will most certainly do my best. :-)

]]> By: kathleenmaciver http://kathleenmaciver.com/blog/2009/10/another-story-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-238 kathleenmaciver Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:46:58 +0000 http://kathleenmaciver.com/blog/?p=380#comment-238 Wow, Zachery! You don't know how encouraging this is! As a woman who wants to write guys that are realistic, I question all the time how I am going to pull off writing something that I do not know. I would LOVE to somehow write a story that appeals to both female readers AND male readers. I'm told it's almost impossible, because the types of heroes that we females like to read seem fake to guys. But I can't help thinking that a story that portrays both the worst and the best in a man, and portrays the same in the woman who loves him for his best, despite his worst...that would be the ideal story. Please continue to hang around. I might one day put a call out for male readers to read a rough draft and give me their input! Wow, Zachery! You don’t know how encouraging this is! As a woman who wants to write guys that are realistic, I question all the time how I am going to pull off writing something that I do not know.

I would LOVE to somehow write a story that appeals to both female readers AND male readers. I’m told it’s almost impossible, because the types of heroes that we females like to read seem fake to guys. But I can’t help thinking that a story that portrays both the worst and the best in a man, and portrays the same in the woman who loves him for his best, despite his worst…that would be the ideal story.

Please continue to hang around. I might one day put a call out for male readers to read a rough draft and give me their input!

]]> By: Zachary Grimm http://kathleenmaciver.com/blog/2009/10/another-story-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Zachary Grimm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:08 +0000 http://kathleenmaciver.com/blog/?p=380#comment-237 Kathleen, As a guy, I am intrigued by your idea of a sort-of reluctant hero-type of man, if that's the way you are wanting to go. I also think that, because Solen is 16, his hesitation/doubt that you explore just in these few lines really shows through, and I like that. I think it makes it more real, and would probably seem real to readers, too. Perhaps many of them, especially male readers, could relate very much. I know I could. Best of luck! I think you have something very promising going here! Kathleen,

As a guy, I am intrigued by your idea of a sort-of reluctant hero-type of man, if that’s the way you are wanting to go. I also think that, because Solen is 16, his hesitation/doubt that you explore just in these few lines really shows through, and I like that. I think it makes it more real, and would probably seem real to readers, too. Perhaps many of them, especially male readers, could relate very much. I know I could. Best of luck! I think you have something very promising going here!

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