This guy has an interesting YouTube channel. He does mostly writing videos, and his advice is better than most of the stuff out there. I think he’s a literary agent and a non-fiction author.
Anyways, watching this one was a real throwback to my days as a newbie writer, when I made some of these mistakes and had to work on how I wrote female characters. I agree with most of his advice, especially that you should avoid writing a “strong female character” (my words, not his) that is really just a man with boobs. There is way too much of that these days.
The comments are also really interesting, though apparently the discussion got super heated. Which is typical of course. I miss the internet of 15 years ago. It was a much friendlier place.
By the way, he also did a video for women trying to write men, and the mistakes they often make. It’s hilarious.
