How important is knowing the gender or other details of the writer of a fanfic (or any fiction)? Does one have to be a dude to write from a dude’s perspective or a gal to write from that perspective? Or does it really matter?
I know the stereotype geek is a skinny dude wearing broken glasses and has a pocket protector. Right now I have a broken pair of glasses but I am not a skinny dude nor do I have a pocket protector.
Then there i think is a fan fic author stereotype of fanatic gal who writes crappy fic about a MarySue who is too perfect and a tad too similar to the author or something like that.
Does it matter who the author of a fan fic is for it to be considered valid?
I know the stereotype geek is a skinny dude wearing broken glasses and has a pocket protector. Right now I have a broken pair of glasses but I am not a skinny dude nor do I have a pocket protector.
Then there i think is a fan fic author stereotype of fanatic gal who writes crappy fic about a MarySue who is too perfect and a tad too similar to the author or something like that.
Does it matter who the author of a fan fic is for it to be considered valid?
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