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Q&A How do I create uniquely male characters?

In How to write strong female characters, Standback says that the best way to write a strong female character is to make her uniquely female, the type of character that can not possibly be male and...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by TMuffin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:39:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44432
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar TMuffin‭ · 2019-12-08T11:39:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
In [How to write strong female characters](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/3539/how-do-you-develop-a-strong-female-character), Standback says that the best way to write a strong female character is to make her uniquely female, the type of character that can not possibly be male and isn't a stereotype.

Lately I have found the opposite problem. In the first draft of my last fiction piece, 75% of the characters were female. Making characters female has become an easy trick for me to make them feel unique. Every variation of a male military commander seems to have been done. A female commander leading her own battalion seems more interesting.

How can I apply the lessons learned from writing strong female characters to male characters?

Of course one solution is to simply write stories with no male characters, but that's not always what I want to do.

(If it matters for the answer, I myself am male.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-06T19:54:43Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 23