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Hero vs. Heroine
Piotr1600:
Gender of protagonist is irrelevant to my enjoyment of a well crafted story.
If the protagonist is the way they are for a reason and the reason makes sense and is believably supported in-story it's all good.
I too have a few pet peeves - one of which Snowleopard put succinctly as "Guy in a girl-suit".
Guys and girls approaching everything in an identical manner or being fully harnessed into some kind of negative gender stereotype.
And [off topic] except for Stoker, Butcher, and one other author whose name escapes me right now, I sooo don't want to read - or even know about - yet another crappy/stupid vampire story of either gender at all, regardless of how 'sexy' or sparkly they may be.
Snowleopard:
^
What he said about vampires. I'm so ready to be done with vampires and zombies.
Sigh.
The Neuromancer:
Well, the pretty vampires don't bother me so much as long as they are not a major part of every plot.
And yes, I agree with the "guy in a girl-suit" point, it is very annoying.
kunal:
I agree with piotr1600, vampires are done.
Hero or Heroine it doesn't matter as long as the story, and characters have depth. Although I am still waiting for the Wookie as a hero story.
Lord Rae:
Depends on what you are more comfortable writing. I'm a pure novice so writing from a female perspective as a guy is something fairly foreign to me. I wouldn't trust myself at the moment to write a female character.
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