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First lines: Think about how the gender perspective changes your initial thought of the story to follow.

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So, she says, "I love you. . . . Just saying." How could she not?

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So, he says, "I love you. . . . Just saying." How could he not?

JacarC 8 Dec 4
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I would interpret the first one as being from the point of view of a man who was perhaps a little too much into himself; and the second as the POV of a woman who is in a relationship with said man, where the man has already committed to her. It sets it up for asking "is a betrayal going to happen?" or "she is beginning to doubt him"

Orbit Level 7 Dec 11, 2018
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I like the responses:::

Given the atmosphere these days, and some of my interactions recently here a AG.C, if he is the story teller, the general expectation will be, "he is an arrogant prick."

But if her, the feeling already is already humorous.

JacarC Level 8 Dec 5, 2018
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To my mind, the former leads into a detective type novel - think Mickey Spillane
The latter leads into "the confessions of a modern woman." - A humorous novel.
I don't know how others perceive it...

Petter Level 9 Dec 5, 2018
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Suppose you back up a few paces and try that again with a bit more clarity?

I heard "I love you....Just sayin." in an episode of an aussi tv show i'm watching.
He didn't say, "How could she not?" That's what i thought his thought might be given how he has been portrayed, as an arrogant ass.

I often test switching gender perspectives when working on stories. And as with my example, i most often find the woman as first person can be more exploratory, inciteful, and humorous.

When i can't get to work on an existing project, i grab a statement from a post and play with it as a first line.

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