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Don't worry at all about the ramble! That's exactly what this space is for! :D

I'm terrible and I apologise profusely for the delay in replying. I see all these great comments whenever I make one of these posts, and then I procrastinate about answering because they need thoughtful longer answers... it's just as bad as not being able to write! Anyway...

Thank you for the thoughts on female characters. I guess one of my problems with that is that I don't actually have many friends these days (when I was younger and din't have a family to fill up so much time, sure!) and my sister and I have nothing in common. I find I really don't have a lot in common with most women I know, so yeah, there really aren't that many females around me I'd base characters on. But, your comment does give me hope as there are characters in books and on TV and movies to look towards, so I guess that's something! ;-) Like you, I don't write a lot of female characters, and that is also part of my issue.

I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble with your short story that's due very soon. I do hope you will manage to get it done in time. I hope coming here made you remember all the things you enjoy about original writing, and I do hope we have helped inspire you in some small way! I guess knowing you're not alone with your frustrations is one of the things that helps me, so hopefully something like that may be of use!

Good luck with that story, and any others you're working on! ;-)