A Few Tropes to Avoid With Female Characters

[aikaterini]

(Note to self: avoid writing these)

From http://www.springhole.net/writing/romance_novel_mistakes.htm:

Woman of Ice: This woman is independent, self-reliant, and tough as nails. At least, until the right guy comes along and suddenly all of her enemies are too powerful to overcome and she must rely on him to save her. In other words, she melts.

Woman Of Glass: This woman looks independent, self-reliant, and tough as nails, but in reality she just doesn't have the good sense not to put herself into dangerous situations. She is known for walking into dark alleys at night to meet with vampires she doesn't know, persistently demanding answers from romantic leads who have already told her to shut up and go away, and generally not knowing where to quit. This inevitably results in her getting into some kind of trouble and needing the hero to bail her out.

Replacement Goldfish: Long ago, the hero had a girlfriend. He lost her, but he's never really gotten over her. Enter the heroine! Either she's just like the old girlfriend (she might even be her reincarnation), or she's totally different but just happens to be the magical balm that he needs to heal all his old wounds.

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[guardians-song.livejournal.com]

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