Artemis' Gender · 1:50am Mar 14th, 2021
Hello everyone,
If you're reading this, you are most likely up-to-date on 'The Reluctant Protector', so you already know when I say...
Artemis is female!
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Sorry...
I've been getting a lot of comments and PM's asking me about or talking about Artemis' gender. Because of this, I'm adding an authors note to the top of chapter 1 explaining. I'll copy and paste it here so you don't have to go back and read it.
It reads as follows; As of 14th of march (2021), I'm keeping this authors note at the top of the page in order to let new readers know that the character of Artemis is female. I've been getting a lot of comments telling me that they couldn't picture her as such because I didn't make it explicitly clear from the beginning.
This is on me and my writing, but when I was getting the first few chapters out, I honestly didn't give much consideration on describing her beyond superficial things like her hair, as her gender would be mentioned later on. She was always female in my head when I was thinking up the story, that is, before I started writing it and as such, didn't bother to mention her gender until it came up naturally as the story progressed.
Just something to keep in mind if you decide to read.
This is my first try ever at writing a story. Constructive criticism wanted! (Please be gentle).
I hope you enjoy.
So... yeah. Again, if you're reading this, you probably already know but... anyway, here it is. As you can see, all is explained in the authors note. I'm so sorry if you were one of the people confused, that's entirely on me but I'm not going to go back and change what I wrote, this is supposed to be learning experience for me after all and the lesson I took away from this is... DESCRIBE YOUR GOD DAMN MAIN CHARACTER BETTER!
I'm such a dingus.
Thanks for reading. New chapter coming soon.
Love and peace,
LadyMaria
I mean... I didn't have much problems with it. Sure, the first chapter didn't explicitly said it and the description was somewhat ambiguous, but by the second or third it was clear Artemis was a she. *shrugs*
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Yeah, I didn't think people would really care as much as they have, but I've gotten enough comments on the subject for me to just say 'eff it' and put up the authors note.
As I told one commenter; In my head, I don't think she really has to do things that make her seem 'female', her gender is what it is.
But there you go. C'est la vie and all that. Thanks for the comment!
I just figured when the word she pops up. That Artemis is presenting female.
The whole shes not very image consious is pretty neat, compared to Celestias narrative of pretty pony...badass.
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Thanks so much and thanks for the comment!
Thank god, I thought I was the only one who was confused about Artemis’s gender at the start of the story, was beginning to think my reading comprehension was shit. Don’t worry though, I didn’t find this as a big deal. Great story by the way!
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Thank you! Glad you're enjoying!
This is your first story?!?! I'm calling shenanigans. There's no way. It's too good. *Shoulders slump* I want talent too.
Sorry for the that. But yeah I was surprised when you said it was your first story. You really have some natural talent.
Looking forward to the next update
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Thank you, that's incredibly kind of you to say, but it's true! I'm in university at the moment studying zoology so I have written a lot of reports, but this is my first ever crack at writing fiction. I actually get told off a lot by my tutor, she says that my writing isn't scientific enough.
You should just start writing! You never know what might happen. Just like you offered to proofread for me, I'd be more than happy to look over what you write!
A new chapter should be out soon.
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I'm pretty sure the Geneva Convention has something about me writing... Something about cruel and inhumane.
And you tell that professor of yours that I'll come down there and wag my finger very sternly at them if they say that again. And there'll be squinting too.
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May god have mercy on her.
Seeing as Artemis is classically a female name, my mind immediately went with female.
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You know, this whole time I thought Artemis was traditionally a masculine name because I kept thinking of Greek mythology and the Trojan War. Though when I looked it up I found out that I was getting Artemis confused with her twin brother Apollo. At least I found out that I'd been wrong this whole time.... And I may or may not owe a friend an apology, but I'm not sure.