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Dear Sixteen Year Old Self: What I say to you the summer before your senior year is to nourish hope. All this angst you are seeped in will go into your own novels. You’ll figure out what has happened, and you’ll find comfort and truth in: your folks divorce, your grandmother’s cancer, and the end [...]

It wasn’t very long ago that “strong” was a description exclusive to heroes, never used for a female leads. Heroines could be “determined,” “persevering,” “fiery,” or, the ever-dreaded “feisty,” but one would seldom call them strong. I’m proud to say that we, the reading public, have evolved. Not only are we allowed to call a [...]

When I got the invitation to blog about strong female characters, I knew that I wanted to write specifically about strong female characters in Young Adult Paranormal Romance. Yeah, it’s specific. And yeah, I think it matters. Now, this may be my own personal prejudice, on account of the fact that I *write* paranormal YA [...]

Strong Female Leads by Cheryl Renée Herbsman When I hear people talk about strong female leads, the first thing that pops into my mind is this: How do we define strength? I enjoy reading books where the female lead is feisty or can kick some butt. But is that the only definition? I know I [...]

I am soooooo excited for what we have planned today for Act 4 of A Midsummer Nights Chat.  Today is going to be all about the girl, and we have a bunch of authors who will be guest blogging for us about strong female characters ALL DAY LONG!  Each author has written something fantastic, and [...]

I was asked recently by another author why I don’t post book reviews on Amazon. When I checked, I saw that this author had posted some positive reviews, but also some strongly negative ones, and I thought “That’s why I don’t do it.” To me, other writers aren’t my competitors. They’re my colleagues. While I’m [...]

Creating Contradictions By Cynthia Lord When I am giving critiques to other writers, I often describe their characters back to them. It shows that writer what has come through the page to me. Of one character recently, I said, “She is both kind and utterly ruthless.” It struck me then how that combination fasinated me [...]

Since I’ve been working in the publishing industry for over ten years, I thought I knew everything about how a book is published. Then I became an author. On more than one occasion my agent or editor would say to me, “Oh, I keep forgetting you’re a new author.” And I found myself asking, “Wait, [...]

We are so excited to announce several additions to the Midsummer Night’s Chat series! Act 2: Behind the Curtain Dia Reeves with a very special Guest Blog from author Cynthia Lord! Act 3: The YA World Holly Cupala Beth Fantaskey and a very special Guest Blog post by author Kelley Armstrong! Act 4: Guest Author [...]

Our 4th Act of the Midsummer Night’s Chat series is entitled Act 4: It’s All About The Girl – Strong Female Lead Characters. Our theme of the day is focused on female lead characters. Throughout the day we will be posting our own thoughts about strong female lead characters. In addition to our own blogs, [...]

Today we have a wonderful guest post by Beth Fantaskey, author of Jessica’s Guide To Dating On The Dark Side, and Jekel Loves Hyde.  On occasion we have a guest blogger on Eve’s Fan Garden, we wanted to start something new here and have begun to ask our bloggers to write about strong female characters.  [...]

We at Eve’s Fan Garden will be hosting periodic blog entries by guest authors. This is a feature we are sure you will love and anxiously await as we are all eager to hear from those we edify and admire daily. Their wisdom, insight or simple creative musings are sure to be a treasure worth [...]