30 Days of Fanfic Writing Meme (day 6)

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

This is an easy one.  Looking through my fic (published and not) I can unequivocally say I'm much more comfortable writing from a male POV.  Probably because I've never really "gotten" girls.  I am a girl but that's about as much of common ground I have with most women.  I was a huge tomboy growing up... had a huge GI Joe collection but only 1 or 2 Barbies until I was like 11 (yes, I still played with dolls at 11... actually until I was 16, used them to work out story ideas in 3D).  I remember wishing I was a boy when I was a kid.  They seemed to have more fun and an easier time in life, lol.  

I no longer wish I was a guy but I definitely relate better to men.  When I'm around other women I feel lost and out of place.  I've never been into "looks" (makeup, clothes, shoes, hair, etc).  To me "doing my hair" involves pulling it into a ponytail.  I can't French braid to save my life.  I have never worn makeup, don't wear jewelry (not even my wedding ring most of the time).  I own 2 pairs of shoes: sneakers and flip-flops.  I no longer own dress clothes or shoes (haven't worn a dress since my fil's funeral in 2003).  None of that stuff has ever interested me.  Unless the woman I talk to likes sci-fi then I probably have very little in common with them.

Anyway, writing from a female POV is always tough for me.  I've written a few Sam stories but I don't see her a typical girl.  She's too kick-ass for that.  Out of all the female characters I write she's the easiest but I still tend to gravitate towards the guys. 


( the rest of the days )

Original fic: Planting Love (Sarah/Tucker)

Written for challenge #10 at fictionland with the prompt of sprouting seed.  What an odd story prompt, lol.  I didn't intend to do anything literal and couldn't think of a Stargate plot that I could work in sprouting seeds without sounding utterly cheesy then this popped into my head...

I've been trying to split my fictionland challenges between fanfic and my original story.  The original stories are all little snippets revolving around a few characters I made up years ago but have yet been unable to write a full story for (argh! ending in a preposition!).  The two main characters are Sarah Logan and Matthew "Tucker" (or Matty as he's called when he's little).  The snippets are all over the place.  Some, like this one, take place when Sarah was little.  Others take place when she's an adult, some when she's a teen, some in the future, lol.  I really don't know.  I don't expect people to read them but it seem to help me get any idea of the characters if I write them out like I do my short fanfic.  Maybe some day I'll actually put the snippets together and have a full story.

Planting Love
by jennickels (aka Jen Connelly)
original
Sarah, Gram
356 words
rating: G
WARNINGS:

Sarah's parents have never really made her feel safe and secure but when they move in with Gram things start to change for the little five year old.

don't own... wish I did, but I don't. No infringement intended.


( Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? )