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Female people: What's your opinion of straight men writing from women's pov?

Voboy said:
I just figure it feels about the same for everyone. So that's how I write it, even from a female POV.

I have yet to have significant complaints. Besides, every one of my characters cums a little differently anyway.
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We have the same nerve bundles, just arranged differently.

Em
 
There are people who will get grumpy when the opposite sex is writing their sex. The ones who get grumpy are the ones who tend to look harder for those little errors. Inevitably, they find them, and they complain. The thing is, though, there are a lot of people in this world. Your audience is much larger than that handful of nitpickers.

And like others have said, writing is about traversing your own boundaries. It's about going to different places and perspectives, and considering other circumstances. And that can include a man jumping into a woman's head.
 
nice90sguy said:
I think it's often the case that one partner in a serious gay relationship is noticeably more in tune with a female POV than the other. I'm not sure "accuracy" is the issue, though, so much as empathy.
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A nice distinction.
 
I can't help but think of the scene in As Good As It Gets where the main character, a writer named Melvin played by Jack Nicholson, is accosted by a gushing female fan as he waits to get on an elevator.

Fan: "How do you write women so well?"

Melvin: "I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability."
 
SimonDoom said:
I can't help but think of the scene in As Good As It Gets where the main character, a writer named Melvin played by Jack Nicholson, is accosted by a gushing female fan as he waits to get on an elevator.

Fan: "How do you write women so well?"

Melvin: "I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability."
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Since the screenplay was written by Mark Andrus and Albert L. Brooks, I think it illustrates how a male writer might deal with that situation.
 
jehoram said:
Since the screenplay was written by Mark Andrus and Albert L. Brooks, I think it illustrates how a male writer might deal with that situation.
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It fascinates me that any "how to write authentic women" thread always seems to end up with that (distinctly misogynistic) quote produced by an all-male team.
 
Bramblethorn said:
It fascinates me that any "how to write authentic women" thread always seems to end up with that (distinctly misogynistic) quote produced by an all-male team.
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The point is that it's a light-hearted poke at the premise of the thread. Of course, it's a misogynistic quote, but we already know Melvin is a misogynistic (and misanthropic) character, and we don't take his comment seriously. It's meant for comic effect. But there's a truth to it, as well. Fans get ideas in their heads about the wisdom of the authors they like, and it turns out they're just assholes with good imaginations. A good imagination and a little writing skill are far more important than personal experience, gender, race, background, etc.
 
"Cassandra woke up to the rays of the sun streaming through the slats on her blinds, cascading over her naked chest. She stretched, her breasts lifting with her arms as she greeted the sun. She rolled out of bed and put on a shirt, her nipples prominently showing through the thin fabric. She breasted boobily to the stairs, and titted downwards."
 
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