Ginger Moran is a passionate feminist who is the author of several books with strong female characters. She aims to create essentially strong characters who are vulnerable and flawed. Ginger loves female characters who are flawed and lean into that. In this episode, we discuss the creation of Agatha, the heroine of American Queen. We also talk about the qualities of a strong female character and how you can write them.

Highlights

02:02 Ginger's Author Journey

05:50 American Quee

07:28 How she came up with Agatha

15:28 Process of writing what she doesn't know

23:50 Favorite female characters

26:00 Why do some authors struggle with female characters

34:10 Qualities of strong female characters

36:24 Creating strong and vulnerable characters

46:42 The role of politics in a novel

49:56 Author Action Point

Check out the Show Notes for more.