Female heroines are becoming more and more popular in stories, but are the stereotypes we are growing around strong female characters good or bad? Should a female heroine really be physically strong or emotionally in touch? Can you do both? Does strength for any character rely on physical trait, emotional traits, plot, or does strength really matter at all?   Let's dive in with fantasy author Sara B. Larson (Defy trilogy and Sisters of Shadow and Light duology) to open the conversations about how the mental health of you and your characters, especially female characters, effects the portrayal of their strength. And how we as authors can better build characters that connect and empower our readers.  You can find Sara B. Larson on social media @sarablarson and on her website https://sarablarson.com/ . Also find her on TikTok @sarablarson .  This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses, YouTube interviews, swag releases, and other events, check us out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net .  Also make sure to sign up today for our annual TABC Writing Conference 2022 with Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles), Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Raised By Wolves), Kendare Blake (Anna Dressed In Blood), and more amazing authors. Attend both on-demand and in-person on March 26th, 2022.  And lastly, to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter in your own stories to be critiqued on The Next Best-Seller Podcast, check out the TABC website and @thenextbestseller on Instagram.  Here's to one of us writing The Next Best-Seller. Happy Writing!