Reading this article in Variety has me wondering about writing action roles. Do you write "heroes" differently if the role is male vs female? Are action heroes specifically written differently for gender/sex? Do you think it's easier or harder to write an Anti-Hero as a woman? Or is it all the same to you?
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Great question. The short answer is that there's no difference for me. In my script/novel/graphic novel, "Haven of Dante" I thought in terms of what I encourage my daughter to be...a fully whole (real) human being who grows into a warrior. And today, she is that and more and inherited my martial arts teaching and reached my rank of 4th degree (no small feat). What makes the hero are the obstacles they overcome on the inside and out. Conquer on!
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"Do you write "heroes" differently if the role is male vs female?" I mainly write female protagonists, Niki H. There will be things that are different between male protagonists and female protagonists, but I don't write a protagonist thinking, "He's a man, so he has to be written this way," or "She's a woman, so she can only do these things." I just try to write a great character.
"Do you think it's easier or harder to write an Anti-Hero as a woman?" I've never written a female Anti-Hero, but thanks for the idea! :)
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I prefer Actresses in positive Hero role model roles. e.g. Ripley in Alien. Same with Actors except I am OK to see them play nuanced, tragic hero roles - like Jake Gittes in CHINATOWN.
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All the same. I write people first and endeavor to avoid overused cliches.
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Niki, it's all the same to me...and, like Phil, I fight to write people first.
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No, I don't make any difference. The character shows me the way (mainly in narrative)