Richard Hollis
Hello all,
I'm new here and I have a question that maybe some of you can answer. What is the consensus about writing in the first person using an opposite gender from the writer? For example, I've written a YA novel in the same genre as Twilight with a female protaganist. The novel's currently in the 3rd person, but I think it would work better than a first person. Would agents/publishers/readers have a problem with a male writer writing a first person female p.o.v.? (or vice versa) Or would I have to use a pseudonym?
Would Twilight or New Moon been as successful if they were written by Bob Myers as opposed to Stephanie Myers?
Thanks for any comments.
I'm new here and I have a question that maybe some of you can answer. What is the consensus about writing in the first person using an opposite gender from the writer? For example, I've written a YA novel in the same genre as Twilight with a female protaganist. The novel's currently in the 3rd person, but I think it would work better than a first person. Would agents/publishers/readers have a problem with a male writer writing a first person female p.o.v.? (or vice versa) Or would I have to use a pseudonym?
Would Twilight or New Moon been as successful if they were written by Bob Myers as opposed to Stephanie Myers?
Thanks for any comments.