Thanks!
Matthew 6:19-20, Hebrews 1:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:16 all come to mind, as well as the verse that says “in the last days things shall wax worse and worse” (not sure of the reference). There’s also just a general running theme of it throughout the Bible without direct quotes. It starts with a perfect paradise and after sin mankind starts to age and die, animals age and die, and the world at large starts to die (plants don’t stay forever, weather patterns change, etc). Despite our technology increasing, humanity is definitely not getting better in our society.

Thanks! I agree, a tough girl is much easier to convey. Probably because of the cultural shift toward that. While society is starting to demand more sensitive men as well, I don’t think that has caught up to the amount of attention strong women are getting.

Thank you! Yes! I absolutely agree.

So helpful. I’ve been struggling to write my male protagonist’s emotions that he constantly tries not to show (his anguish over his sister’s death, his determination to be proven tough, his hope not to become like his father, etc.) and I think this article will be most helpful. Thanks!

Is it okay to write a contemporary story in which my female character starts as feisty but then learns to be demure and kind? Trying to show my female readers that feistiness and aggression are not an admirable trait all the time.

This is so beautiful, Maddie <3

Awesome Maddie!! You go! 🙂

Love the poem, Maddie! The line at the end about collecting the ashes made me smile- the name of my current WIP is Out of the Ashes, and I keep reading things and listening to music that use that particular analogy. 🙂

This is amazing!

Great job, Maddie! Thanks for writing this!

This is beautiful!