INTERACTIVE: 30 DAY FAN FIC MEME || DAY SIX

[slytherincesss.livejournal.com]

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06 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?


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Comments

[slytherincesss.livejournal.com]

I enjoy both, equally, but in different ways.

I think it's interesting, as a woman, to try and write a male character without the male becoming uber feminine. Quite often when I read a fic (and, granted, I don't read a lot of fic these days because i'm too busy writing) it's like reading two women stuck in male bodies (if it's m/m slash). I really don't care for that. I find it really challenging to write purely male males, and I'm sure I don't get it right all the time, because I'm a really emotive person in general and I want to impart emotiveness onto the characters I write. So translating female emotions into male reactions is quite difficult sometimes. I think it's exciting to be able to slip out of one's womanly shell and write from a male POV. A lot of writers are interested in exploring the male characters. There is an emphasis on importing traditionally female characterisitcs to male characters, which is seen as breaking heteronormative gender roles. I find it interesting that so many authors aren't interested in seeing what females with more traditionally male characteristcs, such as assertiveness, powerful careers, physical strength, sexual prowess, and domination.

Anyway, I like to write characters in a variety of roles, regardless of gender. It's fine to write traditional gender roles and it's fine to give the finger to heteronormativity and do some gender role reversal.

I don't feel like I need to get wordier than this. It was really a simple question, wasn't it? Boys or Girls? I could have just said Both, and left it at that!

[rebecca_selene]

I like writing both male and female characters; it just depends on the story. I've written more male characters just because I've written mostly slash, but I'm getting more into femslash now, and I absolutely love writing villainous (or dubiously-moraled) female characters.

[deirdre-aithne.livejournal.com]

Usually, I prefer to write male characters, with a few exceptions. I think I've gotten to a point where I just hate most female characters, though, so it's much harder for me to write them now than it was when I first got back into fandom. *le sigh*

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

I prefer writing male characters, at least at this time. Not being a man, I find men more interesting to explore, especially male vulnerability.

[amt149.livejournal.com]

I think both is all good, although, being female, writing female thoughts/actions come more naturally.

I'm a bit boyish, myself, and when I played virtual games as a kid, I always played trans just so see if people could tell if I spoke too much like a girl or such. I think it's a fun challenge to write the opposite gender, no matter how bad you are at it. If you're bad at it, then all the more reason to practice it, right?

Girl characters are easier, being one myself, although it really depends on the personality of the character I'm writing. If I'm writing someone who's totally not like me, it can be more challenging than writing a male character.

[meglw0228.livejournal.com]

I prefer both! They're both fun to write in completely opposite ways! I tend to write more male characters though.

[crazyparakiss.livejournal.com]

I love doing both. Mostly I write men, but women are just as fun. But it's not about the sex of a character for me it's about the personality. I love exploring different personalities and dynamics.

[uniquepov.livejournal.com]

It really depends on my mood. With HP fandom, I write more male characters, but only because there are fewer prominent female characters. I do enjoy the challenge of trying to write characters who are not like me.

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[hpfangirl71.livejournal.com]

As a newly transformed slash fan... I soooo prefer to write male characters especially if they are going to end up having sex but I am not above writing Females except I do not write Femmeslash is all.