Writing from a male point of view

[animalsunited]

I'm considering writing my new novel from a male POV.

Anyone attempted this?

Any tips?

[OutrageousFlavourLikeFreesias]

Just get to know your character as well and as deeply as you can - know him from the inside out - and then find his unique voice. Same as for writing from any other character's POV to be honest! Don't think of him as being A Man - he needs to be an individual.

[TunipTheUnconquerable]

George R. R. Martin was asked how he writes such good women characters. He said: 'You're right I've never been an eight year old girl, but I've also never been an exiled princess, or a dwarf or bastard. What I have been is human. I just write human characters.'

[animalsunited]

Thanks good advice.

I don't know why I wanted it to be male pov specifically. The character just came to me.

I want to avoid stereotypes, I want him to be believable. It's a love story, from his pov.

[BigPawsBrown]

What genre is it?

[animalsunited]

A love story. But not romance, I would say.

[makemineabacardi]

The novel I've been writing for the last year or so has a male POV and the above advice is spot on - for the most part gender is irrelevant.

If you're really struggling with the romantic bits why not ask some men you know? How they would react to certain situations etc?