I have to admit I'm surprised that no one yet seems to disagree with hinikuish's broad statement:
I tend to work under the general assumption that men write better epic plots, with twists and turns and lengths and story - but are weak with characters and dialogue. And that women write better dialogue, character, and character based drama, but flounder a bit with epic plots and grand scopes.
I'm not sure what I think about this. I think hinikuish may be right. Some of my favorite authors (mwt, LMB) are accomplished at both. And I can think of some male authors (SciFi, especially) who stink at writing female characters and don't give much depth to their male ones, either.
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Date: 11/10/07 03:49 pm (UTC)I tend to work under the general assumption that men write better epic plots, with twists and turns and lengths and story - but are weak with characters and dialogue. And that women write better dialogue, character, and character based drama, but flounder a bit with epic plots and grand scopes.
I'm not sure what I think about this. I think hinikuish may be right. Some of my favorite authors (mwt, LMB) are accomplished at both. And I can think of some male authors (SciFi, especially) who stink at writing female characters and don't give much depth to their male ones, either.
Does anyone disagree with hinikuish?