I watched an interesting remake of a well-known musical video today. The original male lead had been replaced by a female, while the semi-naked ladies strutting around in the original had also changed gender. I was struck by the different emotional energy that resulted from these role changes. Whereas the semi-naked ladies seemed (to me) to embody an air of arrogance and confidence, the semi-naked men seemed weak and rather foolish. Which got me thinking about how gender impacts upon our writing. TASK Spend five or so minutes writing about your day in the third person - ie use "she" if you're a woman; "he" if you're a guy. When you've finished, read back through your story (or whatever it has become) and swap the point of view to the opposite gender. What does this gender shift do to your story?
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