The 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme :: Day 6.

6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?

I think that I don't have a preference. I think probably in overall volume I write male characters more, but most of the time I don't think about it too hard. Most of my original characters are female though, which some of them are female for necessity and others by happenstance of whatever gender felt right at the time.

Growing up most of the cartoon characters I like the most were male... and they were all the snarky ones (Raphael from the Ninja Turtles, anyone?), but the female characters that I identified with were very take-charge, cynical, sarcastic, domineering, and often goal-oriented *cough*they-were-usually-villains*cough*. Some might say that those female characters had a lot stereotypically "masculine" characteristics. I tended to dislike title characters, and typically title characters that are female represent "feminine ideals," which I have distain for. For example, Jem from "Jem and the Holograms" with her pink hair and her millions of dollars and her goody-two-shoes ways. She's all, "Oh, poor me, my boyfriend is in love with Jem!me not Jerrica!me! If only I could tell him, but I can't for reasons that I totally made up for plot contrivance. I just like to be dramacakes!" What about Pizzazz, Jem? Do you care that she is only hard-edged to protect the very sensitive part of herself left broken by years of parental abuse? Do you care that Roxy can't even read?! No, you don't! Self-absorbed cottoncandy-lookin' fluffball! Argh! *has an 80's flashback and falls over from too much Tab soda*

Of course, on the other hand, I do like Fifi La Fume from Tiny Toon Adventures, which makes me slightly ashamed since she's basically the female analogue of the most prolific cartoon serial molester of all time. She just wants to be loved... even if it means tying up a guy and holding him captive to do it. We've all been there, haven't we? Plus, she lived in an awesome Cadillac DeVille in a junkyard. You can't go wrong there... Well, you can but... XD

I have no idea what point I was trying to make... Oh yeah, maybe I write male characters more because I just feel more comfortable doing so... or maybe I just like writing guy-on-guy vampire porn which doesn't require a lot of female characters. XD

( Cut for the answer to Days 1-5 and the other 24 questions for the upcoming days... )

The 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme :: Day 6.

6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?

I think that I don't have a preference. I think probably in overall volume I write male characters more, but most of the time I don't think about it too hard. Most of my original characters are female though, which some of them are female for necessity and others by happenstance of whatever gender felt right at the time.

Growing up most of the cartoon characters I like the most were male... and they were all the snarky ones (Raphael from the Ninja Turtles, anyone?), but the female characters that I identified with were very take-charge, cynical, sarcastic, domineering, and often goal-oriented *cough*they-were-usually-villains*cough*. Some might say that those female characters had a lot stereotypically "masculine" characteristics. I tended to dislike title characters, and typically title characters that are female represent "feminine ideals," which I have distain for. For example, Jem from "Jem and the Holograms" with her pink hair and her millions of dollars and her goody-two-shoes ways. She's all, "Oh, poor me, my boyfriend is in love with Jem!me not Jerrica!me! If only I could tell him, but I can't for reasons that I totally made up for plot contrivance. I just like to be dramacakes!" What about Pizzazz, Jem? Do you care that she is only hard-edged to protect the very sensitive part of herself left broken by years of parental abuse? Do you care that Roxy can't even read?! No, you don't! Self-absorbed cottoncandy-lookin' fluffball! Argh! *has an 80's flashback and falls over from too much Tab soda*

Of course, on the other hand, I do like Fifi La Fume from Tiny Toon Adventures, which makes me slightly ashamed since she's basically the female analogue of the most prolific cartoon serial molester of all time. She just wants to be loved... even if it means tying up a guy and holding him captive to do it. We've all been there, haven't we? Plus, she lived in an awesome Cadillac DeVille in a junkyard. You can't go wrong there... Well, you can but... XD

I have no idea what point I was trying to make... Oh yeah, maybe I write male characters more because I just feel more comfortable doing so... or maybe I just like writing guy-on-guy vampire porn which doesn't require a lot of female characters. XD

( Cut for the answer to Days 1-5 and the other 24 questions for the upcoming days... )