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Learn to Write Fiction » Blog Archive » Winner of Day 4 Giveaway Book — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:13:26 +0000

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By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:19:27 +0000

I’m kind of somewhere in the middle. I grew up mostly around men, so when I’m around guys I tend to talk more like a guy. When I’m around women, it gets BAD!

My best friend and I finish each other’s sentences all the time. It’s craziness, really.

By: Suelder

Suelder — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:49:35 +0000

roflmao!

My BF is *always* on my case about my use of pronouns. Half the time he has no idea who I’m talking about.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:36:20 +0000

You guys have been a really great “audience” this week. I’m so pleased that you’re enjoying the workshop. It has been a whole lot of fun to put together.

Margay – Yes, you can print them and use them for reference. Absolutely! I’m also putting them all into a free ebook that will be available for download on Sunday. I’m including all of the posts along with extra information on other resources and a handy side-by-side chart comparing males to females. Just a quick reference for when you’re deep in a scene.

By: Cats

Cats — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:03:28 +0000

A great list. And again, thank you for sharing!

By: Margay

Margay — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:45:52 +0000

This is great stuff! I hope you don’t mind that I am printing these out so I can have them by my side as I write? Don’t worry, they’re for my own personal use. anyone else will have to get their own copies! Thanks for sharing.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:29:01 +0000

“A woman might say, ‘I have to go to the store.’ Or even more, she might say, ‘I ought to.’ (Whereas a man would say, ‘I’m going to the store.’) ”

So true, even though I haven’t noticed that before!

By: Soleil Noir

Soleil Noir — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:25:31 +0000

Sad, I think I talk more like a man than a woman sometimes though I definitely saw some similarities here both in myself and my friends. *g* These posts have been awesome and very informative.

“Sometimes women defer to men when in conversation to make the men feel more important/popular/etc. Sometimes it is a deliberate action.” – Virginia Lady

Very true.

By: Virginia Lady

Virginia Lady — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:59:27 +0000

Well thought out and very educating. I like the different ways women talk depending on who’s in the group. Sometimes women defer to men when in conversation to make the men feel more important/popular/etc. Sometimes it is a deliberate action.

By: Locksley

Locksley — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:51:18 +0000

Reading this makes me think I write a lot of my women more like men and a lot of my men more like women. Oh dear…