Summary: At RT in May 2015, as always, I saw next to Jaye Wells during the booksigning, which is one of the best parts of RT for me. This year we had a really interesting conversation about the idea of "strong female characters," and what that means. Why do we use the word "strong?" What exactly are we describing - and how are the attributes of a character who we wouldn't describe as "strong" different from one who is? Are there not-strong characters? We also talk about feminism, raising sons who like to read all the books they can get their hands on, and many other topics.
