I generated my word clouds using articles mostly focused around the books I’ve been posting about on my blog, and science fiction written by women in general. So I had a lot of book reviews, interviews with authors, and articles about the impact of female authors and characters in science fiction. Some words that stood out to me were: characters, different, world, human, love, and new. In my experience researching this topic, what women are bringing to sci fi is largely encompassed by these words. They are creating characters with far more depth than we are used to in the genre, and placing them in unique and complex worlds. These characters, whether they are robots or aliens, show us what it means to be human. This is why I love all of the books I have posted about so far, and look forward to seeing what female authors continue to contribute to science fiction.