Further to that interview in the Panel Discussions podcast, there’s an interview with Greg Rucka over at io9. He explains in-depth why he goes for writing strong female characters. Not only does he explain why, but he also explains how. So, to the question. I have two answers I tend to give, the Quick Answer and the Long Answer. Both are entirely true, for the record. The Quick Answer goes like this: Q: How do you write such strong/well-realized/positively portrayed women? A: I don’t. I write characters. Some of those characters are women. I believe there are fair few mainstream writers who could do with learning from his example. EK

Further to that interview in the Panel Discussions podcast, there’s an interview with Greg Rucka over at io9. He explains in-depth why he goes for writing strong female characters. Not only does he explain why, but he also explains how.

So, to the question.

I have two answers I tend to give, the Quick Answer and the Long Answer. Both are entirely true, for the record.

The Quick Answer goes like this:

Q: How do you write such strong/well-realized/positively portrayed women?

A: I don’t. I write characters. Some of those characters are women.

I believe there are fair few mainstream writers who could do with learning from his example.

EK

io9.com

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