Do you prefer to write a specific gender?

[Xerca 0]

I've never been forced to play one or the other gender and can't say that I really choose the gender of my characters either. It often "chooses itself" when I get a character idea and start to just write out what comes to mind and I go with what I get. I think the majority of my characters in the past have been men, though, with a few women here and there. I currently have one of each, but my inspiration is way more hooked on the woman at the moment. But that is completely due to personality and current interactions with other characters and not because of the gender.

[FaR0E 1]

I'm someone who, for some reason, can only really feel comfortable writing men. I've tried writing females in the past, but I just don't vibe and they always seem to come across as bland. I just tend to write men better than I do females, which I weird for me because I am female. 

[lynncia 0]

When I started rping, I only used to write women since I am one myself. However, as I grew up, I felt comfortable writing in other genders too, so I do not have a preference.

[Daisy 0]

I've noticed recently my comfort levels are changing when it comes to gender. I love playing non-binary males but not really comfortable with heterosexual males. Females are flipped for the most part. More than likely due to lack of willingness to play lesbians in the community.

Edited May 28 by Daisy

[Katie Bell 0]

In the past I used to be an exclusively female-character writer. I'm not sure what it was but that was what I was the most comfortable writing. It wasn't for romance-potential reasons or anything, my writing tends to focus on the non-romantic parts but it was something I had a hard time getting past. Maybe I didn't feel confident, like I could do the character justice? 

 

Then one day I just kind of forced myself out of my comfort zone and started writing men. Now it isn't so much of an issue, the genders I write just depend on the character ideas I have or what I have inspiration for. They kind of create themselves. 

 

I'm glad I was able to get over this hurdle because some of the male characters I've written are now some of my favourites I've created.