Comments | brainofck: Thoughts on trying to write FTM Daniel

brainofck

Thoughts on trying to write FTM Daniel

Oct 13, 2009 06:52

I wanted to make a few notes related to my ficathon piece. (I'm on a difficult deadline, so early readers of this may note the lack of links.)
( DO NOT READ BEFORE MY FICATHON PIECE, PLEASE )

stargate meta, ficathon, writing issues

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brainofck October 13 2009, 13:19:44 UTC

There's a meta question for you! As meaning lies with the audience not with the writer, is it important for the writer to try to get it right? Please open your blue books now, you have 45 minutes to respond to this question.

But, yeah, for me, I know I was wandering in territory I had never seriously explored or considered, and I didn't want to just make up some crap.

Interestingly, it was in some ways remarkably easy to get a shallow understanding of the topic. The Hudson's site was remarkably informative. Of course, I failed to warn husband about MY browser history til well after the fact. He must not have noticed, because he never said anything... :D

melayneseahawk October 13 2009, 14:22:58 UTC

I could be wrong, but it was always my impression that most trans folks just straight up want to be the other gender, not somewhere in between. *shrugs*

Also, blue books! *runs screaming into the night*

brainofck October 13 2009, 14:26:24 UTC

I am not assertive enough to use words like "most." I will leave that to more confident folks. :D

Also, I did not mean to set off a blue book related panic attack. *hugs you tight*

slow_mo_panda November 4 2009, 20:19:14 UTC

I enjoyed this story, though for some reason, it did squick me slightly. I say 'for some reason', because for years when I was a teenager, and to some level even now, I felt much more like a gay guy than I did a bisexual girl (which is how I now identify). I have ALWAYS hated my breasts and have been on birth control and shots since I was 12 to stop my period. I have always been attracted to gay guys, and until I discovered I was also attracted to girls, I felt alienated in my body. To some point I still wish I was male, and I have always been a tomboy, but I don't think I could go through with the surgery and the ramifications of trying to out myself as such. I have not even told my parents that I am bisexual, though my Dad did get me to tell him I was attracted to girls when I was 16, and my mom did find my slash fanfic once (and almost kicked me out of the house because of it).
Thank you for exploring this, and I hope my sharing hasn't scared you off! :)

brainofck November 4 2009, 20:48:53 UTC

I hope my sharing hasn't scared you off!

Not at all!

Argh. Parental overreaction to slash. *hugs*

Glad you liked the story, even if it hit your unexpected squick. Thanks. :)