does anyone write first person opposite sex?

[feverman]

First Person Writing

I do both first person and third person stories. and have done some from the female POV. I don't find staying in gender context is as big a challenge as is expressing the thoughts and feelings of the other characters in the story. The bigger issue with first person writing is how to "know" what others are thinking or feeling.

If I simply say, "Beth was troubled, wondering if I could be true to my word at all," as could be easily done in a story written third person, it begs the reader to ask, "How does he know?"

So, expressing the thoughts and feelings of others requires a bit of introduction, "From the expression on her face, I could see Beth was not happy with me," or, "It was obvious from the way she marched out of the room that Beth was frustrated with my lack of commitment."

The advantage of first person writing is, when done well it allows for a very personal connection with the reader, much like having the storyteller sitting across from the reader relaying his/her personal experiences.

Brooke Beyond Innocence on Amazon Kindle Books is a one of my popular stories done in the first person. Free readers are available for PCs and most mobile devices. It is a story of a couple moving beyond monogamy told from the husband's (first person) POV. Judging from the number of unsolicited emails from female readers, I'd have to say the fact that the story is told from a single POV was not a limiting factor in its popularity.

Good luck with you new story! Drop me a note if I can be of help.

Feverman

 

[thebullet]

I wrote several stories written from multiple POVs. The focus flips from male to female and then back again.

I first tried it to a) try to teach myself to write as a female might think, and b) to see a story from the point of view of several of the characters.

my series called Death by Fucking varies between 3 characters, 2 of them female. Its followup - Tales of the Ekids, is a totally female point if view. And I have a short story called: What is and What Should Never Be that is also told from the female's perspective.

 

[Magicwrtr]

I have written from both points of view. Actually my first two stories were from the female perspective, one first person and one third.

Based on ratings I do okay at it, but I mostly stick to the stereotypical differences. It is fiction and erotica and I think close enough counts, unless you are writing a deeply emotional story any but the most jarring off notes can be chalked up to the fact people are different.

 

[sethp]

Opposite third person usually.

 

[Anbraxas]

I do Actually, My first story going up here on lit is written from the female perspective. I am a male. I have been doing it for many years though threw RP. At first it was noticeable but as I got to know the female body and female psychology a bit better there was a good three years that no one could tell the difference.

Now I can do it from male and female perspectives thanks to deep incite by my play-partner irl. It's interesting and helps me when in a scene irl to know the basics of how my partner is feeling. I have also felt the same as a male sub so that gave me a bit of incite as well.

I guess I kind of went off the deep end in respect to all this and have thoroughly sampled all of it.

 

[Rckymtn110]

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I have tried it for one story. I am a guy and wrote as female. It was a lot of fun and interesting to try an imagine what it was like from a woman's perspective.

 

[sweetestsin316]

I write first female

I have written all of mine first person female. When I finish my current story I think I am going to try from a male first person.

 

[sexnovella]

Yes

I prefer to write like that.

 

[Rckymtn110]

writing

I wrote a few gay stories where I tried to imagine what it would be like to have sex as a woman. Not knowing what it is like to be a woman, I tried to imagine it from a guy's perspective. Anyone else tried this?

 

[JonB1969]

I am writing my first story called "tick tock" as a first person female. Does anyone else write like this?

I do that alot, write in first person from the opposite gender. Its fun, and I've been told I write as a woman most convincingly.

 

[bumblegrum]

Hi PennLady.

I started a thread a while back called "Guy Writing from woman's POV", and there were a few useful comments in there.

I've tried female 1st person a couple of times recently with mixed success. I prefer first person, and will probably stick to male POV, although nothing is ever certain.

 

[tangentjoker]

All of my stories on Lit are third person except for Chloe's Email to Frank. That is 1st person female. I have written in first person, opposite gender, and have been told that my character's voice is convincing. It's important to consider how your character would speak to others and how your character speaks in their own head. The voices will be different.

 

[masterandmargarita]

I didn't realize I was doing it at first, but my wife pointed out that my third person stories are all heavily focused on the wife's POV. For my style (cfnm, reverse gangbang, wife dominant over husband) I think it works pretty well. I'm actually envious of first person stories, those are my favorite to read but don't come naturally to me when I try to write them. It is much easier to write a character than to "be" a character.

 

[KinkyLOVE]

I am writing my first story called "tick tock" as a first person female. Does anyone else write like this?

SURE ALL THE TIME! Why not? I'm Bi-sexual! R U 2?

 

[KinkyLOVE]

Bi-Sexual-Cyber-Nympo-Maniac, who's had tens of thousands of reads and ZERO feedback!

I am writing my first story called "tick tock" as a first person female. Does anyone else write like this?

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[Swilly]

I've got one percolating right now. I'll see how it turns out when it hits the keyboard.

 

[MichaelWest]

This is my preferred way when I write erotic stories. It does not come naturally and it slows my writing because I often need to discuss things with the muses. It is a challenge I now rather enjoy and hope my readers find I do it justice.

My earliest writing was purely Male Dominant/Female Submissive. It is my opinion that first person point of view from the female protaganist's vantage gives my stories a better fit for a reader who wants to step into the fiction, it is a place I am intriqued to read and my muses prefer to become the focus of the story so I write this way. I wanted to see the things I was writing about from my opposite's eyes so now I am used to taking things and telling the story from a woman's point of view. It works for me but then that is just my opinion.

 

[thefoxwhisperer]

I've written only a handful of stories. Only posted one here. My favorite was the only one written from a female first person perspective

 

[Swilly]

I just finished one. I haven't exactly tried it before. Interesting experience.

http://www.literotica.com/s/he-didnt-hear-what-i-said

 

[weeping_angel]

Yes

I als write a lot from the opposite, in my case female, perspective. Just one of those is on here though and that one does both sides.

 

[JakeBNice]

I was just thinking about this earlier as I'm currently revising my first story and realized it is third person perspective with the female as the protagonist. Made me want to attempt first person perspective at some point in the future.

 

[visioneer]

I typically prefer 3rd person POV because it is more flexible and natural, but have written 1st person from both female and male perspective with good results. When writing in 1st person, you are "inside" the character's head and must experience everything thing through their eyes and emotions. We can know and feel no more than the narrator. Having a good story idea and understanding POV is what counts.

 

[Hypoxia]

No big deal. Any character, whether a 1st-person narrator or a walk-on spear-carrier, needs a recognizable voice, a language pattern. To write a voice, think about AND FEEL the gender or orientation of that voice, but also its education level and cultural norms and prejudices, and maybe its self-deceptions. It's fun to play with an "unreliable narrator" whose descriptions belie the action.

Choosing a POV expresses the author's 'voice'. Some of us may prefer 1st person (of any gender or persuasion) because we're most comfortable inside our own head or writing journal entries. I hate 2nd-person POVs in stories, but they work great in songs. (And I'm working on more song adaptations.) 3rd-person is most flexible, but I almost think 3rd-omniscient is cheating; I dislike authors playing god. I prefer 3rd-limited, where the focus is inside just one person's head.

The POV sets rules and limits on the story. IMHO choosing the gender of the POV may be less important than just getting the voice 'right', consistent with its origins. We can see this especially in multiple-POV stories, where we alternate between two or more narrators of different characteristics.

For more on POVs see the Wikipedia entry.

 

[shutterpsb]

I think I'd personally have difficulty coming across as authentic in a first person gender reversal. It's intriguing to think about though.

 

[robertreams]

I have often writtenin 1st person female POV. even though I am devoutly male. I would not try this in an erotic story unless you have some clue how a woman feels, emotionally and how her body works. I think I have done a fair job in: I'll Have a Black Christmas, without you. Check it out, it may give you some clues.