Victoria Schwab (aka V.E. Schwab) talks about writing girls with "masculine" traits, what she wants to see more of with gay rep, and how internalized misogyny and the "likability complex" can get in the way for writers and readers of female characters. PLUS, we discuss her latest book, VENGEFUL!

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VENGEFUL is out now!
http://a.co/d/2oEf4NM
And if you need to get caught up, the first book in the series is VICIOUS:
http://a.co/d/46cLm57

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Keep up with Victoria on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/veschwab/
And Twitter:
https://twitter.com/veschwab

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Here's that Washington Post interview I mentioned:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/ve-schwab-this-savage-song-book-interview/2016/07/14/5c425646-49f2-11e6-bdb9-701687974517

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Let's continue the conversation about masculine girls! Join the Twitter chat on **October 27, 8pm EST.**

You can follow along with the hashtag #FemalesInFantasy, and the official Twitter account: http://twitter.com/femalesnfantasy

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