tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post7262087286969535608..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: Why I Write from Male PerspectivesSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-30840353387528576352017-05-19T05:54:56.849-04:002017-05-19T05:54:56.849-04:00Almost from day one I've written from a female...Almost from day one I've written from a female perspective. I think it's directly due to the fact that the majority of my adult friends are women, so I always felt comfortable writing from that point of view. Whenever I write male characters, they have a tendency to be passive-aggressive to the point of being something that would be totally inappropriate for this blog.<br /><br /><a href="https://gbmjrflashyofct.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow">I Are Writer!</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-10990285783527320152017-05-16T13:27:43.226-04:002017-05-16T13:27:43.226-04:00I've tried writing from the male perspective, ...I've tried writing from the male perspective, but I can't get it right; I don't really understand how men think, like why they think it's okay to wait a week after a date to text back or to remember the names of every single player on their favorite football teams but forget significant others' birthdays. But I digress. :) Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-56299639826136651822017-05-15T19:21:54.968-04:002017-05-15T19:21:54.968-04:00Most of my work is half/half for male and female p...Most of my work is half/half for male and female perspective. Some people are really good getting the opposite gender right.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-22803651810148434962017-05-15T15:20:07.968-04:002017-05-15T15:20:07.968-04:00I write from a man's perspective half the time...I write from a man's perspective half the time. It's simpler. They aren't as emotional so everything is bit more straightforward.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-2121880464873551792017-05-15T15:04:30.567-04:002017-05-15T15:04:30.567-04:00You have to do what serves the story, and if that ...You have to do what serves the story, and if that is writing from an opposite POV then fine. I have read stories written by women with a male POV and the MC just didn't feel like a boy for me. I had to keep reminding myself, 'it's a boy, it's a boy.' But I've also read great stories by people who wrote opposite their gender and it worked fine. So do what you need to do, do it well, and it will be an amazing story! S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-31329921666297543592017-05-15T14:58:48.769-04:002017-05-15T14:58:48.769-04:00I like writing from the male POV. In general like ...I like writing from the male POV. In general like to write about people who aren't like me. That's one way to explore the way others think and feel and expand our view of the world. Great that you're enjoying that experience and I hope you keep going.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-203879673249546552017-05-15T14:11:10.627-04:002017-05-15T14:11:10.627-04:00If that's what you're comfortable writing,...If that's what you're comfortable writing, stick with it.<br />Writing from a female point of view was a challenge for me, but I've done it twice now. I'll probably stick with mostly male characters though.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-16398234886032627512017-05-15T13:59:19.787-04:002017-05-15T13:59:19.787-04:00I usually have female MC's in my books, but wh...I usually have female MC's in my books, but when I do write in a male's POV, it seems more natural. With a woman's POV, I have to be careful not to make her too strong, otherwise she'll be considered a bitch. lol And I sometimes forget to put in deep thoughts for my female MCs, not so with the men. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-29866162427459999582017-05-15T13:31:03.062-04:002017-05-15T13:31:03.062-04:00My first book was actually written from a female P...My first book was actually written from a female POV, which is pretty ambitious, I guess, although it wasn't in first person. That character was very determined and no-nonsense, and most of the female characters I've written since have tended to be more go-getting than their male counterparts. That's probably why I write from male POVs now - they're more like me!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-56350392572910285912017-05-15T11:56:29.403-04:002017-05-15T11:56:29.403-04:00Most of my stories end up with a female MC, but th...Most of my stories end up with a female MC, but they're the ones who speak loudest to me. I do rotate POVs in my fantasy series, and a decent number of them are male, but when it's a single POV story, chances are that single voice is female. To each their own. I love how Madeline put it—I just go with what the stories want.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-64027837314118576712017-05-15T10:40:13.374-04:002017-05-15T10:40:13.374-04:00Most of my stories start out with a male POV. Some...Most of my stories start out with a male POV. Sometimes a female POV will come in, but looking through them, the ones that get finished all start with the guy speaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-71319705953085148102017-05-15T10:16:36.436-04:002017-05-15T10:16:36.436-04:00I write from male perspectives, too. My daughters ...I write from male perspectives, too. My daughters actually think I write better from male perspectives than female perspectives - which might be weird, but maybe it's because I had a lot of guy friends as a kid and teen? I don't know. My grandmother always liked to tell me stories about her older brother's exploits and adventures. Sadly, I knew less about her adventures than his - I didn't know how far she rode her horses or how often she went on her own adventures until I read her journals after her death. Now, thinking of that, I want to write a few more female protags, but like you, I need one of them to speak to me. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-32718541708119386702017-05-15T09:44:49.806-04:002017-05-15T09:44:49.806-04:00When I was just beginning my writing journey way b...When I was just beginning my writing journey way back when in middle school, (oddly enough my first book attempt was also very Twilight-esk long before the book came out. But I had demons and alternate dimensions thrown in too) I wrote from a girls perspective for much the same reason. But something switched in high school and male character began dominating my writing. If I were really to loot at it objectively then I'd have to say cultural conditioning about gender rolls had a lot to do with it. The stories I wanted to write in high school were much more adventure based and less romance based. At that time many adventure type books were written from a male POV or at the very least had a male protagonist. Noticing this helped me come up with my most recent work which is an adventure based story with a kick ass female protagonist. :DElixssamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746321360427289881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-24869820822560748982017-05-15T09:25:50.756-04:002017-05-15T09:25:50.756-04:00The majority of my protagonists are either childre...The majority of my protagonists are either children or older people. Not sure what that says about me as a writer, if anything, but I just go with what the stories want. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-13909863473411820042017-05-15T09:14:14.345-04:002017-05-15T09:14:14.345-04:00Characters do have a way of showing up in your min...Characters do have a way of showing up in your mind. I don't think it matters what gender they are. If they want to be heard they will be heard and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot we, as writers, can do about it. :)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com