Verago

Really, though, I don't want to make my story completely devoid of females. But, at the same time, most of the characters need to be males, as most of them are sword-wielding soldiers in a sort of old-fashioned military, and I find myself unable to believe my own writen depiction of a hardcore manslaying, war-waging woman. At the same time, I don't want my story to seem like it's focused entirely on males just for the sake of having males.

Actually, though, I think I may've solved my problem. Some of the seconday characters will be female, but most of the main characters who I will 'follow' will be male. I think that's what I'll do.

Thanks for the help.

Sincerely,
-Ethan

daisydaisy

I'm totally amazed that so many people stress over this problem! I write both femal and male characters into my stories, and I can honestly say I've never thought of it as a problem at all! Just write about people, that's all. Would you be so worried if the character was from a different country? I would have thought that was harder to write that the sort of person that you live with every day.

G. Palmer

I think the main thing is that a lot of people approach and write in completely different ways. There are people who plan and write it out quickly. There are people who just sit down and write. There are people who research, research, plan, research, plan, re-plan, re-write, restart and research and write.

Naturally, nobody will do everything the same way as each other; that is what makes us human. So I think that basically, the best one can do to offer advice is tell others how they approach it so that they can try it and see if it works for them.

I am a perfectionist and as such I like everything to be as perfect as I can make it, I fuss over it and I won't let it die until I am done with it, honestly that is why I probably will never complete a novel to full length. Additionally, others of us are more experienced and as such probably know what works for them and use different methods to people who have written for less time.

I am fourteen and have been writing for a little over a year. As such I would probably approach something differently to say a fifty year old who has been writing since he/she was twenty.

Ethan, my advice would be to try and write it, if you don't feel it is working then try other methods until you do.

-- Odd rant over.

Fantasy of You

Lol, I hope you've started your story btw.. You posted this ages ago..

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Kane

If I had known who had said, or gave a shit, I may have done so. I've heard several different versions over the years...didn't even know if I had it right or not...don't make me direct my ire at a Scotsman.