This year at Conclave I'll be making a variety of presentations including "Werewolves of Michigan," "Michigan's Most Haunted," "Secrets of the Emerald Tablet" and "Using Female Assassins & Secret Societies in Your Novel." Of these topics, I think Female Assassins will be the most well attended.
The last ten years have seen an explosion of female assassins in both print and movies. The movies have been particularly generous in this regard- "Kill Bill," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "Aeon Flux" and "Ultraviolet" come to mind immediately. There's a reason for this, and it making use of this trend can really ratchet up the tension in your novel. And if you use it right, there's a big chance you will have better luck selling your story.
Think of it this way- a lot money is spent by the entertainment industry on stories involving female assassins and secret societies. So why haven't you included one or the other in your own fiction?
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I finally got around to having a main female hero in "Under the Ember Star. " I enjoyed it and will probably do more.
Now if you can just get Megan Fox to play the part!
my coaching experience tells me that females will outperform males up till about the age of 16-17 when fine motor skills are involved. Then they use other skills to cause the downfall of their selected targets.
c eckman
Hi Charles! I think you're absolutely right. But don't tell anyone or we'll get in trouble.
from my first tale, always had at least one powerful female character, 'good' or 'bad'....
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