Now the fun part is, I have done all the things here. I've written male and female characters. I've written around a dozen sex/gender identities. Usually I specify them. Occasionally I don't, and I have done that both deliberately and accidentally. I've written non-binary genders. I've even got one whose gender is explicitly identified as "I'm not telling." All of those things matter. But they don't matter to every story. It's okay to get through one and realize that you haven't tagged the character's gender. It's okay to specify something out of the ordinary, whether that affects the plot or is background parity. Just know what you're doing.
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Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Cryptic Gender
Now the fun part is, I have done all the things here. I've written male and female characters. I've written around a dozen sex/gender identities. Usually I specify them. Occasionally I don't, and I have done that both deliberately and accidentally. I've written non-binary genders. I've even got one whose gender is explicitly identified as "I'm not telling." All of those things matter. But they don't matter to every story. It's okay to get through one and realize that you haven't tagged the character's gender. It's okay to specify something out of the ordinary, whether that affects the plot or is background parity. Just know what you're doing.
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