Writing Epic Heroines

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The Heir Of Night and The Gathering Of The Lost, the first two novels in my epic fantasy quartet, The Wall Of Night, have been recognized for the fact that the leading character, Malian, is a young woman, as well as for the number of strong and important female characters in the story.

I am really pleased that readers appreciate this aspect of the story, but I never sat down and thought: “I think I’ll write a story that’s full of strong female characters.” The story just evolved that...