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I am like my characters - sometimes even the female ones.

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

I'm a very girlie girl, but I often find the heroes of my books trying to take over the story. In truth, I enjoy writing the male point of view more than any other.

I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

I write characters. Some of those characters are women.

I really like getting inside the heads of female characters. I think I can do that well, and I enjoy it.

I try not to identify too strongly with any of my characters. I like to stand back and see them objectively. I think this is why I often use boys instead of girls, just in case I get too close and lose the overall picture.

I love writing about men. To get by in the world you have to know how men think. Not that all guys think alike, but women tend to think about more things at the same time, an overgeneralization, but I find it easier to make my male characters focus than I do my female characters.