Real Life gender-bending and an update

[wiseheart]

One of my rare and precious fans on FF.Net (yes, I still do have a few) took it upon himself to recommend my stories on the spacebattles.com website. I think he came to me through Still Not in Kansas, but apparently, now he reads just about everything I post, even if he mostly comments on sci-fi stuff. He's even recced An Autumn Fair in Halabor when someone on that forum asked for good LOTR fic recs.

Now, the funny part is that he seems to believe that I'm a guy. He keeps referring to me as "he". I don't know whether it is because he expects female writers to produce bad slash and/or sappy romances complete with Mary Sues, or because the Spacebattles members are overwhelmingly male, but it's funny nonetheless. I wonder if I should leave him his illusions? ;))

Speaking of recs, here's a bit of self-promotion: I've posted the new chapter of "Out of Legends" to otherworlds_lib. An update on FF.Net will follow as soon as my beta gets his capable hands on it.

Nothing new work-wise yet.

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Heh! Let him work it out!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly. I just don't know whether I should feel flattered or insulted, for being thought to be a man...

[ithilwen.livejournal.com]

It's definitely more entertaining to leave him his illusions. Having a secret is fun!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, it isn't such a big secret, considering that it has been cleared on Spacebattles that I'm female - twice! - but if it makes him happy...

I think the pen name does the trick. It's worn by both men and women in Spanish-speaking areas, I'm told.