Yes, but that's working under the assumption that women like seeing another woman as a lead. I mean I have to admit I tend to avoid the books where it is the woman that's the hero; many of them are Mary-Sues in disguise (not saying I don't like Mary Sues, I do, I just like my own :p) In addition, I rather fantasise about the male lead (or the two male leads) rather the female lead (unless they are really appealing, gods knows I read enough het-Farscape fanfiction, and 'Utena' was my fandom for the longest time. But the female characters need to be TRULY compelling.)
... Actually, now I'm going to get slightly side-tracked.
I was commenting to one of my guy friend (also a writer in trade) how, in general, I find male characters more interesting than female characters because I find many female characters to be extremely blend and boring. He replied that he thought it was the complete opposite, he find that female characters are more interesting because there’s always more than there is, either in their actions or in what they say; layers upon layers. He went on by saying that men were the boring characters, as they are what they represent. I’m not sure I agree with him but I have to admit it does throw a spanner in the way I see things. There has always been a basic assumption by me that it was almost universal that people found male characters to be more compelling and interesting, and now I’m beginning to question if it is a gender thing. Do an individual automatically find the opposite sex more interesting in fiction. Hmm.
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... Actually, now I'm going to get slightly side-tracked.
I was commenting to one of my guy friend (also a writer in trade) how, in general, I find male characters more interesting than female characters because I find many female characters to be extremely blend and boring. He replied that he thought it was the complete opposite, he find that female characters are more interesting because there’s always more than there is, either in their actions or in what they say; layers upon layers. He went on by saying that men were the boring characters, as they are what they represent. I’m not sure I agree with him but I have to admit it does throw a spanner in the way I see things. There has always been a basic assumption by me that it was almost universal that people found male characters to be more compelling and interesting, and now I’m beginning to question if it is a gender thing. Do an individual automatically find the opposite sex more interesting in fiction. Hmm.