In a message dated 9/3/02 3:34:06 PM,
marianne.macdonald@lineone.net writes:
<< I rather like new men, frankly, but I want mine to
be a male. I am surprised at how few suggestions I'm getting,
by the way. >>
Marianne,
I am late getting to this thread, so forgive me if I've
totally misread what it's about. But I gather you are
noodling a book with a male protagonist and wondering how to
cast the character. My first novel had a male protagonist,
and I didn't think twice about cross-gender writing. It
seemed to work. But what did I know back when I was just
starting out? Then I wrote two novels with female
progatonists, and my fourth is a man, again. I have two men
friends who are reading pages for me this time -- who didn't
read behind me on the first novel -- and they have made some
very interesting suggestions that are right on-point. I'm
perfectly happy to share. But I don't know if it something
appropriately done in this forum or privately, off-group. Let
me know.
Best, Jean Heller
Best, Jean
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