Two questions for ya

[deleted356736]

I get it about the gender equality thing, and the current American view of blank slate psychology. I disagree on that: male and female brains are wired differently, and men and women have vastly different mixes of hormones, which impact on behaviour. Some argue that the noted male and female brain differences (language, spatial abilities, etc) evolve as the child is raised to certain gender parameters, but have yet to cite proof on this. Actually, if one studies primitive cultures with different gender stereotypes, the proof leans to the converse.

Still not convinced about the thousands of posts. I touch-type at about 30-40 words a minute, and it takes me time to read, digest and mentally compose before I type.

 

[Tattooed Goddess]

On a good day i can type about 100 wpm. I often type as i think about what someone wrote. I talk in the same manner. It's the part of the brain that is well equipped for me. But i can't play ping pong ball. Go figure.

 

[Drifterwood]

Atmospheres tend to self perpetuate. This one doesn't sound like your cup of tea NP.

I have set up several friends with supposedly MFF's and then rolled over to have a good read :biggrin1:.

 

[deleted356736]

On a good day i can type about 100 wpm. I often type as i think about what someone wrote. I talk in the same manner. It's the part of the brain that is well equipped for me. But i can't play ping pong ball. Go figure.

Women are usually better at language skills, and men are usually better at skills which require good hand-eye coordination, like table tennis. Although I'm a published author, writing doesn't come that fluidly to me. I need to stop and think before I write, and then review and correct. The other thing about being an author is that I'm often the lone male in what is now a female-dominated industry (my readers, editor, agent and publisher's rep are all women). My female characters are generally stronger, because I find women more interesting.

Because men have largely given up on reading fiction, to get anywhere these days you have to write to women. I like interesting characters and dynamic relationships, so this is what I first wrote about. Only later did I discover this is what I needed to write: lucky me.