These cringey tropes are RUINING female characters

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Abbie Emmons

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Published At: 2025-07-16 16:06:52 3mo 17d ago
Video Description: Are you tired of every female character sounding like the same snarky, stabby, emotionally unavailable warrior girl with a traumatic backstory and a dagger strapped to her thigh? Yeah… same. 😬 With BookTok and Bookstagram shaping our reading culture, it feels like every fictional woman has been shoved into the same “strong female character” mold...and tbh it’s exhausting. In this video, I’m breaking down the 5 cringey tropes that (in my humble opinion) are ruining female characters. But I’m not just here to rant—we’ll also talk about how to fix these stereotypes, with a little help from the queen of romance herself, Jane Austen. 💕📖 Grab a cup of tea and let's get into the juicy details of writing female characters who are realistic but still strong and sassy. ________________________________ 💋 T I M E S T A M P S 💋 00:00 why do all female characters sound the same? 01:54 competitive masculine energy 04:29 hollow threats of violence 06:37 "I hate you," she says, kissing him 08:09 love interest is her WHOLE life 10:35 the bff with no life of her own 12:44 what cliche female tropes get on your nerves? 13:20 subscribe for weekly writing vids :) ________________________________ Subscribe for weekly episodes of #WritersLifeWednesdays! Make Your Story Matter™ and make your author dreams come true… new videos every Wednesday. ✨ V A L U A B L E R E S O U R C E S✨ ❤️GET BONUS CONTENT + SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: https://www.patreon.com/abbieemmons 📚READ MY BOOKS: https://amzn.to/3Ivk0Gr 🖥️TAKE MY SCRIVENER MASTERCLASS: https://makeyourstorymatter.teachable.com/p/teachmescrivener ✏️TAKE MY EDITING MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/edit-your-book-like-a-pro 💬TAKE MY BOOK BLURB MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/how-to-craft-a-bestseller-book-blurb 📓GET MY FREE WRITING TEMPLATES: https://abbieemmons.ck.page/make-your-story-matter 💵GET 20% OFF SCRIVENER - USE CODE "ABBIE" → https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-affiliate.html?fpr=abbie26 🎤LISTEN TO MY PODCAST WITH MY SISTER: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kate-and-abbie-show 🎥 MY GEAR + WRITING TOOLS: https://abbieemmonsauthor.com/my-gear 🎵 I GET ALL MY MUSIC FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND… CLAIM YOUR 60-DAY FREE TRIAL HERE: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/v02bl3/ *MORE VIDEOS YOU WOULD LIKE:* → These cringey tropes are RUINING male characters https://youtu.be/Zlecwh5_hCE → MY ULTIMATE CHARACTER PROFILE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1W5DSOlPrw&t=198s → MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER OUTLINING METHOD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqTnmNjkaec&t=434s ✨F O L L O W ✨ blog: https://bit.ly/2Kl21m8 facebook: https://bit.ly/2FS2Ikh instagram: http://bit.ly/2Xr5hUI tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makeyourstorymatter patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abbieemmons Business inquiries: abbie@abbieemmonsauthor.com ✨ A B O U T ✨ My name is Abbie Emmons I teach writers how to make their stories matter by harnessing the power and psychology of storytelling, transforming their ideas into a masterpiece, and creating a lifestyle that makes their author dreams come true. Story isn’t about “what happens” — it’s about how what happens affects and transforms the characters. I believe that there is an exact science (a recipe, if you will) behind a perfect story. And if you know what ingredients you need, you can create your own perfect story with ease and confidence. That’s what we talk about every week on this channel – and if it’s something you’re into, be sure to subscribe and join this community!