: Re: A critic made a comment that my female character sounds like she was written by a man I'm a man. Working on my sci-fi novel. It's meant to be a light-hearted heist caper. My main character

Get some trusted female beta readers and listen to their advice. As a male reader of fiction, I've read books by otherwise good female writers where the male characters didn't come across as authentically male, and it definitely lessened my enjoyment of those books.

I'm sure the problem is many times worse from the other side, since women are encouraged to see things from a male point of view more often than the reverse.

While your female character may not fall prey to stereotypes, she still might be mostly your fantasy of a strong woman.

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