Female Leads – Write on the World

Dear Mandy,

Why don’t readers like strong female leads? Why do they only want innocent and dumb female leads in their books?

From timid beginnings to unstoppable confidence—every strong female lead starts somewhere. Follow the journey from innocence to empowerment, both on the page and in life.

Dear Reader,

To properly answer this question, we first need to clarify which readers we’re talking about—because I can assure you, not all readers want innocent or naïve female leads. In fact, I’d argue that many middle-aged women (myself included) gravitate toward books firmly planted in the strong women serving up justice to bad men genre. Those female leads are confident, capable, and unapologetically badass—and that’s exactly what this reader wants.

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