How to approach LGBTQIA+ identities in your characters; or, more specifically, how to balance between set identifying terms and the fluidity of queer theory.
Category: writing
Trans-Writing: Code-Switching #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
What is “code-switching” and how does it apply to transgender people? How can you go about using it as a tool for your characters?
Trans-Writing: How to Signal That Your Character is Trans #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop
How to go about telling your readers that your character is transgender, and how not to.
Trans-Writing: Coming Out Stories #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
How to make "Coming Out Stories" not all about cisgender people and give the narrative back over to your transgender characters.
Trans-Writing: A Balance between Dysphoria and Euphoria
An argument for the need of non-dysphoric trans characters, as well as how gender euphoria can help balance out the negative impact of the struggle narrative.
Trans-Writing: Transphobia, Harassment, and Trauma Porn
A look at the different kinds of transphobia, as well as how (and if) they should be written.
Trans-Writing: The Ethics of Headcanon
A list of seven different kinds of transgender headcanons, how they can go wrong, and how best to ethically choose characters to envision as transgender.
Trans-Writing: Pronouns and Gendered Language
An approach to pronouns & other gendered language, including the latent transphobic biases that appear with ill-considered language.
Trans-Writing: Binding, Tucking, and Other Passing Tools
An explanation of how to write about the many tools used by transgender people to pass.
Why Write Trans Characters?
A venture into the many reasons why people should choose to write transgender characters.
