More About Writing Women - for my own curiosity. :)

[ficwize]

So, my curiosity knows no bounds. I'm interested to see if my perception is skewed, admitting that my perception is based on a self-selected group of friends and communities on my flist.

So, if you don't mind answering this poll, I'd appreciate it. Also, if you want to pimp it to your flist, I'd be curious to see a large sample of answers.

Thanks!



ETA: Please assume that the "/" mark does not indicate sexual relationships unless otherwise indicated. So if you write a mixture of canon male and canon female characters, please check canon male/canon female. Thanks and sorry for any confusion!

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Comments

[jay-of-lasgalen.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting poll. I write canon males (Elladan, Elrohir, Legolas) and sometimes Elrohir/Legolas slash. There is also an OFC I'm rather fond of (Taniquel) who has a very close friendship with Elrohir. One day that will develop into something more!

When I write Celebrian she is usually there just as Elrond's wife, or the twins' mother.

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

LOTR is such an interesting fandom for this type of consideration. There really are astonishingly few female characters ever mentioned, and the ones that are tend to have somewhat restricted roles.

Obviously, there are exceptions, as Eowyn shows up on pretty much every KICK ASS female character list ever.

On a side note, when I saw the LOTR musical in London, I was amazed and pleased at how the play used Galadriel so differently. I not only liked her, but I even understood her a little bit. It was interesting!

Thanks for taking the survey!