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Representation II: Body Image in Literature

 Hi everyone, it's me again! I will be continuing my Representation in Literature series, this time touching on the topic of Body Image. As I have been saying in all my posts regarding these sensitive posts, I am not trying to step on any toes and what I am solely trying to do is help writers to be more inclusive in their writing in order to shed some light on what issues are in the world and reflect it in their fictional stories. Anyway, let's get started! As stated in my other post, there are four rules to representing a certain demographic well.  As you may have recalled from the title, today we shall be focusing on how to represent those individuals who have Body Image issues. Your poem or story has a world of untapped potential, so why make all your characters the same when you can make complex characters that people of all countries can relate to? Just like humans, all characters should have qualities that in a combination make them all unique in their own way. These can...

Top 10 Heroines

 Hi everyone, it's me again! Sorry for the delay, however I needed a breather. Now I'm back and stronger than ever, so don't worry.  Today I will be doing my Top 10 series, starting with Heroines! Now for characters to be eligible for this list, they must be a character in a book (anyone looking for their favourite characters from a TV series, sorry. Believe me, it's harder not including my favourite heroines from my favourite TV shows, such as Tina from Bob's Burgers or Luz from The Owl House), they must be female (all types of female don't worry), and they must be aligned with the good side. They don't have to be the main character, but they have to be featured often in the book, so side characters won't count, sorry.  Spoilers may be included and this is purely my opinion. Feel free to make your own top 10s in the comments. Anyway let's get started! 10) Laurel from the Wings series.  I personally put her at number 10 because while I do like her ...