by EverydayMagic
Peter is kind of a dickhead. He doesn't deserve Heather. My opinion, I still love the series tjough.
It is well known that it is difficult for authors to write from the other genders perspective . Many try it and don't do too bad .
You have gone beyond that by switching genders on a couple . Then doing it again with another couple .
Very well done and impressive writing skills .
Thank you pk2curious. Tom isn't the only one who wanted to challenge himself. This chapter started off as a kind of distraction, but I was to use this chapter to set up an upcoming chapter.
Really enjoying this story and completely agree with pk2curious - it’s recognised as being difficult to write as the opposing gender, but writing as someone that’s swapped gender and then doubling down on it is a challenge to get right, tbh you’ve pretty much nailed it imho.
I’m now intrigued as to how this is setting up for a future chapter and how that will tie in with Mollys Coming of Age and Toms hidden ancestry, I’d love to know if you’ve got a predetermined story arc in mind, or if the main characters are guiding the story in a more organic fashion. Many thanks for writing and posting, cheers, Ppfzz. 5⭐️
Thank you pk2curious and Purplefizz for your comments, they are truly appreciated.
To answer your question, I had a story in mind based upon the idea of a gender swap, which needed a narration involving some sort of magic. (There were other possibilities, such as a Dr. Frankenstein machine that could transfer the brains of two individuals, but I'll leave that to another writer or maybe use that for a future story).
Once those basics were established, the story unfolded on its own. Of course, the other option is that this isn't really a work of fiction and I'm merely documenting something that . . .
Seriously, good stuff here. Unique in my experience so far, at least in quality of execution.