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Can you write a story with no gendered pronouns? The most common substitution by authors is “them/they’re”.
I’ve been really impressed with the Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. Her main character is never defined with gender as a mechanical being. At the book club where we talked about the book “All Systems Red”, half of us thought the main character had “he/him” pronouns and the other half used “she/her” pronouns talking about the character. I went through the first book again and discovered a complete blank and none of us had noticed while reading the books.
That is some awful good writing.
WRITING EXERCISE: Write a flash or scene where at least one of the characters’ genders is never defined.
My Attempt: The Dream of You and I (2/4/2024).