or do you feel like a typical man, even a writer, can't possibly grasp what it's truly like to be a woman, thus their female lead won't be as believable, hence why bother? now, i know guys write romance all the time under fake names, but is it usually pretty clear when that happens?
i ask because i'm trying to get my wife interested in writing a book with me. she's an avid romance reader, and i mean avid. i'd actually be writing most of it, pretty much under her direction. she'd write some, though, but probably mostly be the story's ongoing editor. basically, i'm cheap labour, research and can come up with alternatives for places she gets stuck in. in the end, i hope not to have done so much of it that i feel uncomfortable putting her name on the front cover and accepting a credit for helping (seeing my name in print is no big whoop for me, but, you know, in case i ever decide to seek publication for something else, it'd be nice to have that on my resume). plus, i need to her rein in my soap opera style of storytelling, lol.
i ask because i'm trying to get my wife interested in writing a book with me. she's an avid romance reader, and i mean avid. i'd actually be writing most of it, pretty much under her direction. she'd write some, though, but probably mostly be the story's ongoing editor. basically, i'm cheap labour, research and can come up with alternatives for places she gets stuck in. in the end, i hope not to have done so much of it that i feel uncomfortable putting her name on the front cover and accepting a credit for helping (seeing my name in print is no big whoop for me, but, you know, in case i ever decide to seek publication for something else, it'd be nice to have that on my resume). plus, i need to her rein in my soap opera style of storytelling, lol.