Sentences with phrase «strong female»

She is the strong female protagonist — the role model — that many children's books lack even now.

Binge - worthy fare, especially for those drawn to strong female protagonists.

Not that boys don't like strong female characters, but occasionally we like to save them as well.

I hope you'll check out the newly released mini-books in my Busy Writer's Guides series — Strong Female Characters and How to Write Faster — both currently available for 99 cents.

Whether it's in children's books, romance novels, or non-fiction there's going to be a big surge in strong female - led books or strong female characters.

Here's what you can do: if you haven't thought about writing a female focused book, or something with a strong female lead, now is the time!

Jackie Collins is known for her steamy romance novels, thrilling exposés, suspenseful action and strong female protagonists.

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Her story will be enjoyed by readers who relish strong female leads and by those who like following the vacillating emotions of characters; I'll be shelving my copy near novels like Kathryn Stockett's The Help and Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife.

Readers return to 1800s Scotland for the fourth mystery in Anna Lee Huber's Lady Darby series — yet another winner for fans of historical mysteries, sweet romance and strong female characters.

Sena Jeter Naslund explains why she chose Marie Antoinette as the focus of her latest novel, Abundance, and how it compares to her previous novels which often feature strong female protagonists.

Both have strong female protagonists whose desire for self - realization leads them to defy the cultural expectations that bind them; both are concerned with discrimination and alienation; both take issue with absolutism.

I'd like them to feel inspired by the strong female characters who set goals and go for what they want in their lives.

In nonfiction I'm especially looking for strong female role - models.

She enjoys contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci - fi, dystopian, romance, thrillers and anything with a unique voice — especially works that promote strong female characters, inclusion, and diversity.

For fiction, she represents high - concept novels that feature strong female bonds, and psychological or scientific themes.

«It's got a strong female protagonist, there's not a lot of science — in fact the science is, if anything, crude and old - fashioned compared to what we have.

Strong female voices are near and dear to her heart, and she is particularly drawn to fresh retellings, diverse voices, flawed but (usually) well - meaning characters, and parts of the world she'll likely never see.

It's attributed to American civil rights activist Dr. Marian Wright Edelman, and a slew of other strong female role models.

«I'm inspired by the «strong female lead» tag because I can see a trend in the newer media content that is being produced for youth,» tilting toward more female characters who are strong leaders and who succeed at whatever they're doing.

Elizabeth says there are less obvious tags used for kids» shows, including «perilous situations» and «strong female lead» — the latter one of her favorites.

So I've been looking for children's stories with strong female characters.

Have you had strong female role models to show the way, or maybe you've found books / articles that help (Sandberg's Lean In, Slaughter's «Why Women Still Can't Have It All»)?

Judging by the trailer, Amirpour is using a lot of the same elements that made her first feature unforgettable — a lights show, great music, cannibalism, survivalism and a strong female lead.

It's disappointing to see actors like Amy Adams and Kristen Bell, who have previously played such charming and strong female characters, suddenly starring in movies that require them to be helpless little children.

Or perhaps you want your science fiction (yes, Black Panther is still sci - fi) a little harder and deeper; look no further than Annihilation, the latest from writer and director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) and starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez (some strong female greats), and Oscar Isaac.

In a new featurette released by Disney Interactive, creator Warren Spector talks about Oswald and the various characters that appear in the game, including a strong female addition.

«Novitiate» features a strong female ensemble cast, featuring many young up - and - comers, including Qualley, who some might recognize from Spike Jonze's mesmerizing KENZO ad.

The trio of films that dominated the domestic box office in 2017 were «Star Wars: The Last Jedi,» «Beauty and the Beast» and «Wonder Woman,» which all featured strong female lead characters.

However, this is still a compulsively watchable film with a strong female hero and a deluge of gorgeous images.

Never fade away: strong female characters — in front of and behind the camera — brought wanderlust and other passions to the fore

Instead, we are left with untapped potential for creating a strong female in Jenny, who ends up on more than one occasion being forced to assure the audience of Nick's sexual prowess.

One thing I love in the screenplay is that there's a lot of strong female parts.

She is the perfect conduit for the audience, a strong female role model and a kickass fighter, a crossover appeal if ever there were.

Any film which features a star turn from the wonderful Clarkson (Vicky Christina Barcelona, Shutter Island) is an exciting prospect, and that this boasts a screenplay from the excellent Kernochan, who has more than proven she knows how to write strong female characters, makes this even more so.

It wasn't just a strong female lead; it was an outrageous one.»

Rice was just plain charming as Holly, but equally a strong female character.

He created «Veronica Mars», put crowdfunding on the Hollywood map, and has added another strong female lead to his legacy with «iZombie».

I've always loved stories with really strong female characters much like Miyazaki's work and I was hoping to get that same sort of feeling that Miyazaki's movies always give me.

What I love about these two movies is that they are both driven by strong female leads.

Boasting a whole host of strong female characters, it's somewhat surprising that Rose Byrne won't be reprising her role as CIA Agent Moira MacTaggert in Dark Phoenix.

Strong female characters have become staples of the genre, thanks... read more →

One thing that all those movies have in common are strong female leads played by Natalie Portman, Anne Parillaud, and Milla Jovovich who aren't afraid to fire a gun and kick a whole lot of ass.

In fact, coupled with Marion Cotillard's performance as Mal (I've never seen this woman so terrifying), this would have to be the first Nolan - directed film in years that's featured some strong female characters.

A strong female lead who seems like a real person.

It features a strong female lead, albeit one who's a tad underdeveloped.

One could blame the genre, though writer Jonathan Nolan failed to provide a strong female character in The Prestige also.

I knew it had a stellar cast including Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine... and a story of a strong female lead.

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It feels like much of the excitement surrounding the festival can be attributed to this year's strong female presence.