@zoeinthecities Ms Kazan, may I ask: when male authors seriously essay the creation of female characters, what are their most common errors?
My own practice is to begin by ignoring gender differences entirely; we are persons first, and gendered persons second. Humanity > gender.
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But there are subtle gender differences that can, in certain dramatic circumstances, matter profoundly. And it's crucial to get them right.
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This is hard, though. I have long admired Tolstoy's FAMILY HAPPINESS, with its 17-year-old female narrator; do you admire it too?
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