tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022261962330314498.post7927805261453304163..comments2023-10-17T17:10:06.583+01:00Comments on Neil's Movie Reviews: If in doubt - female.Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870545005924820667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022261962330314498.post-70649831669018241792011-04-14T16:34:59.696+01:002011-04-14T16:34:59.696+01:00I think a lot of people find it hard to write oppo...I think a lot of people find it hard to write opposite-gender characters. I certainly do, but a friend of mine wrote a similar post a little while ago and generated some really good discussion. What it boiled down to is that if you think of a character as a <i>person</i> instead of a male or female, it's a lot easier to write characters of the other gender. You can find the post at http://shalleemcarthur.blogspot.com/2011/03/4-tips-for-writing-characters-out-of.htmlReecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610242701129500313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022261962330314498.post-40530540682392551472011-04-14T11:38:32.292+01:002011-04-14T11:38:32.292+01:00Interesting. I challenged myself to use a female p...Interesting. I challenged myself to use a female protagonist on a script a couple of years ago, as a development need really, and now it's my default. Unless I specifically need to use a male character.<br /><br />Also agree it's important to think about mix of genders in projects.<br /><br />All good practice, I think.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526513814843569586noreply@blogger.com