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transTransgendered authers seem to be fairly few in number. Or alternatively, I suspect that the truth is closer to the fact that many transgendered authors not writing on the subject of gender probably don't really want people reading to know about whether they are transgendered or not. I can think of a few specialist textbook type books about gender identity, but not really any other authors.
I recently published, through Lulu, four books. It struck me as I was formatting one of them that I wrote it back when I was really struggling with my own gender identity, and looking back it rather shows. Something that I never made a huge thing about at the time was the fact that one of the central charectors is transgendered. I remember writing the book and channeling some of the things that were bothering me into that charector. It isn't something that is in-your-face in the book, but it is there nonetheless.
I had a sequel too, which I put up, and I realised that whilst this charector was still in the book, my writing style had changed, and perhaps I had offloaded in obscure ways all the thoughts that had been bothering me. Consequently the transgender stuff is put to the back and isn't made an issue of.
I enjoyed writing them, and they served their purpose. In writing them then I realise that I was to some extent creating a World which I could put a charector into that reflected me, how I felt, and to a little extent was doing the things that I had not at the time had the courage to do. That charector had transitioned, and was going through the struggle of dealing with life, as a background behind the main plot. It isn't a tale of trans angst by any stretch.
I used to find writing a great release. I used to write a lot, and I think it had a lot to do with clearing my head of some of the thoughts. From 1995 through until 2004 I had a huge output, coinciding with the big turmoil of trying to cope with my gender issues. Very little of what I wrote was to do with gender issues though, and I just found the writing a good destraction where I could create and populate Worlds that worked in a manner I felt more comfortable with. When I wrote my very last book, it was on the cusp of finally reaching the point that I was facing up to my gender issues. I transitioned not long afterwards, and with transition I found the need to write abated. I've kept a detailed transition diary, but aside from that I have wrote less than 1000 words of fiction.
Writing is something that I would recommend to anyone, whether they are transgendered or not. It is a wonderful tool to get thoughts and ideas out and organise them. It's like a conscious form of dreaming. It's probably also, as Terry Pratchett once said, the most fun anyone can have on their own. I quite agree.
This is Homo Superior, the book with the transgendered charector and sub plot. Due to complex copyright reasons, to retain its ISBN it has to have the name it was originally published under, so fear my old name.
This is the sequel, Countdown to Extinction which features the same transgendered charector, but the sub plot doesn't feature so much. Personally I prefer this book, but then anyone's writing style improves over time, and I am in no danger of winning any prizes for my contribution to literature.
This is the last book I ever wrote, Daytrippers. I'm quite proud of it, and it has nothing to do with transgenderism in the slightest. So there. If I want to be remembered for any particualr book, it is more likely to be this one than the other two above. I can vouch for this book being funny, if you have a sense of humour honed by watching Bottom, Red Dwarf and Open all hours lots.
The prices of two have been dropped at the moment, and they are all available as downloads to as *.pdf files. Welcome to the digital age where they let people like me print any old rubbish.
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I recently published, through Lulu, four books. It struck me as I was formatting one of them that I wrote it back when I was really struggling with my own gender identity, and looking back it rather shows. Something that I never made a huge thing about at the time was the fact that one of the central charectors is transgendered. I remember writing the book and channeling some of the things that were bothering me into that charector. It isn't something that is in-your-face in the book, but it is there nonetheless.
I had a sequel too, which I put up, and I realised that whilst this charector was still in the book, my writing style had changed, and perhaps I had offloaded in obscure ways all the thoughts that had been bothering me. Consequently the transgender stuff is put to the back and isn't made an issue of.
I enjoyed writing them, and they served their purpose. In writing them then I realise that I was to some extent creating a World which I could put a charector into that reflected me, how I felt, and to a little extent was doing the things that I had not at the time had the courage to do. That charector had transitioned, and was going through the struggle of dealing with life, as a background behind the main plot. It isn't a tale of trans angst by any stretch.
I used to find writing a great release. I used to write a lot, and I think it had a lot to do with clearing my head of some of the thoughts. From 1995 through until 2004 I had a huge output, coinciding with the big turmoil of trying to cope with my gender issues. Very little of what I wrote was to do with gender issues though, and I just found the writing a good destraction where I could create and populate Worlds that worked in a manner I felt more comfortable with. When I wrote my very last book, it was on the cusp of finally reaching the point that I was facing up to my gender issues. I transitioned not long afterwards, and with transition I found the need to write abated. I've kept a detailed transition diary, but aside from that I have wrote less than 1000 words of fiction.
Writing is something that I would recommend to anyone, whether they are transgendered or not. It is a wonderful tool to get thoughts and ideas out and organise them. It's like a conscious form of dreaming. It's probably also, as Terry Pratchett once said, the most fun anyone can have on their own. I quite agree.
This is Homo Superior, the book with the transgendered charector and sub plot. Due to complex copyright reasons, to retain its ISBN it has to have the name it was originally published under, so fear my old name. This is the sequel, Countdown to Extinction which features the same transgendered charector, but the sub plot doesn't feature so much. Personally I prefer this book, but then anyone's writing style improves over time, and I am in no danger of winning any prizes for my contribution to literature. This is the last book I ever wrote, Daytrippers. I'm quite proud of it, and it has nothing to do with transgenderism in the slightest. So there. If I want to be remembered for any particualr book, it is more likely to be this one than the other two above. I can vouch for this book being funny, if you have a sense of humour honed by watching Bottom, Red Dwarf and Open all hours lots.The prices of two have been dropped at the moment, and they are all available as downloads to as *.pdf files. Welcome to the digital age where they let people like me print any old rubbish.
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