Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, when I used to write fiction, I almost always wrote male characters. (Just for clarity's sake, I've never written fan fiction. Oops. I take that back. I have written one.)
In the pre-Women's Lib Movement days, I was very much aware that men always got the best things in life. Even their clothing was much more comfortable and practical. Most of them gave up wearing dresses centuries ago. Women are still far behind, in this respect. But enough of my hatred of dresses. I "di-dress." ;)
It was always far easier to write a male character because men had more opportunties to do things. Also, for me, they were -- and still are -- more interesting. I find women boring, when it comes to fiction. I especially find them boring when the subject matter is romance. As Tom Fontana said, Boy Meets Girl. Can you get any more fucking boring than that? It's been done to death.
Not only do I find men interesting, I find them sexy. That gives them a big advantage over women. And, let's face it: They're not complicated creatures. It's easier to know what they're thinking and what they're motivations are.
So, IMO, they're pretty to look at, easy to understand, lend themselves to adventures better than female fictional characters, and can be written shirtless without giving one's story an automatic NC-17 rating. What more could a writer ask for? ;)
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In the pre-Women's Lib Movement days, I was very much aware that men always got the best things in life. Even their clothing was much more comfortable and practical. Most of them gave up wearing dresses centuries ago. Women are still far behind, in this respect. But enough of my hatred of dresses. I "di-dress." ;)
It was always far easier to write a male character because men had more opportunties to do things. Also, for me, they were -- and still are -- more interesting. I find women boring, when it comes to fiction. I especially find them boring when the subject matter is romance. As Tom Fontana said, Boy Meets Girl. Can you get any more fucking boring than that? It's been done to death.
Not only do I find men interesting, I find them sexy. That gives them a big advantage over women. And, let's face it: They're not complicated creatures. It's easier to know what they're thinking and what they're motivations are.
So, IMO, they're pretty to look at, easy to understand, lend themselves to adventures better than female fictional characters, and can be written shirtless without giving one's story an automatic NC-17 rating. What more could a writer ask for? ;)