Gender switching

[PaulX35]

I read a lot of posts here of men attempting to write from a female perspective, or wishing to do so.

The reverse seems much more rare.

So, are there any female writers who do enjoy "internalizing" the perspective of the other gender in a story?

It'd be interesting to see how women do in that respect; after all many male attempts are not always convincing, even when I've read good quality exceptions.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

I wrote Megan My Dear from a male perspective. I thought it was challenging and interesting. I'll definitely try it again. If you want to read it, click on the link to my stories in my sig line I was a little rushed and there are a few typos that my word program missed, but overall I think it's a decent take on the male perspective.


edited to add...I thought you were going to suggest a story where someone switches genders. Hmm...anyone have any ideas on potential stories? I don't recall discussing that as a topic. Girls posing as boys, boys posing as girls...why? When does the "unmasking" happen?

 

[Chicklet]

Male POV

I like writing from the male POV, and I think I do it just as well as I do the female POV. A few people have sent me feedback saying they couldn't believe the stories were written by a female (and one so young as that, one added)

Check them out. They're not all bad.

 

[Guest]

I read a lot of posts here of men attempting to write from a female perspective, or wishing to do so.

The reverse seems much more rare.

So, are there any female writers who do enjoy "internalizing" the perspective of the other gender in a story?

It'd be interesting to see how women do in that respect; after all many male attempts are not always convincing, even when I've read good quality exceptions.

I don't know if The Rape was "convincing" or not, but it was my first attempt at writing from the male point of view. I wrote it many, many years ago. I've had both positive and negative feedback from readers of Lit so far. Maybe I'll try it again sometime?

 

[Chicklet]

also I think it's much more realistic when a female writes the male perspective...just from what i've read.

 

[AlleyKat]

Hi
I am new to this site, and am waiting for my first one here to be published.
But, although I am in the middle of another story right now, I have had something cooking for some time, connected to a game I once played on a computer.

This has given me the idea and remberance of that.

So very shortly I will start work on it, and it will involve things from a female POV and male as well, and will be be a sci fi fantasy.

Could be fun, both sexy and maybe some comic situations as well if it works right.

Such as maybe going to sleep as a man waking up as a woman or something ?

or maybe a man in the middle of a gang bang suddenly becomes the woman or another woman and is made to join in ?

not totaly sure yet where it will go or what turns it will take, but, could be fun to do.
AlleyKat (hope this post works right *lol*)

 

[Sabledrake]

I enjoy the challenge of writing from the male POV. Since I am a woman and (aside from a few bizarre dreams) have no idea what it's really like for them, I like to see if I can guess correctly. No complaints so far!

Sabledrake

 

[deliciously_naughty]

I enjoy the challenge of writing from the male POV. Since I am a woman and (aside from a few bizarre dreams) have no idea what it's really like for them, I like to see if I can guess correctly. No complaints so far!

Sabledrake

Kind of fun, isn't it? I've gotten a really positive response to my first attempt so I plan to try to use that "voice" more often.

 

[Chicklet]

one plus thing about using male first person is that there's no way the readers can think to themselves that it's my true life experience - because only two things i've ever written were, but people seem to REALLY think that everything is fact.

Chicklet

 

[Guest]

They might think you're transgendered.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

one plus thing about using male first person is that there's no way the readers can think to themselves that it's my true life experience - because only two things i've ever written were, but people seem to REALLY think that everything is fact.

Chicklet

I hear that...the number of feedbacks I get saying "I hope this is based on your real experiences" is frightening.