lindsaysmithdc:

berlynn-wohl:

puppyvegeta:

the-stonedsoldier:

Pros of writing gay relationships: 

– gay

Cons of writing gay relationships:

– they both have THE SAME FCKIN PRONOUNS SO I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO NAME BOTH CHARACTERS BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHO’S DOING WHAT OR WHO’S SPEAKING WHO WILL SAVE ME FROM THIS HELL

I CAN’T BELIEVE THERE’S A POST ABOUT THIS. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL.

Worst way to deal with this: use epithets (the taller man, the blonde) DO NOT

Best way to deal with this: Use the pronouns a teensy bit more than you maybe feel is sufficient. Leave the fic for two days before editing (i.e. allow yourself to forget it a little). Come back and re-read. If at any point YOU can’t tell who’s doing what to whom, put names in. Leave the rest of the pronouns.

Also, for dialogue: use characterization instead of names. Let it be clear by the things that are said, the way they are said, who is saying them.

Readers are smart, let them infer sometimes. 🙂

Writers stress about overusing character names, but they’re typically “invisible” to the reader, just like the dialogue tag “said.” Don’t be afraid of using them!

Except in dialogue. No one calls people by their names in dialogue as much as they do in fiction.