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Q&A How do I keep the gender of my main character purposely ambiguous?

Given your clarification and that the fact that androgynes exist in your novel's world, I'll concur with the rest of the answers here -- purposefully concealing it will dissatisfy your readers beca...

posted 7y ago by Joe McMahon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:23:28Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Joe McMahon‭ · 2019-12-08T06:23:28Z (over 4 years ago)
Given your clarification and that the fact that androgynes exist in your novel's world, I'll concur with the rest of the answers here -- purposefully concealing it will dissatisfy your readers because it is pertinent to the plot.

The only time I've seen this work is in [Sarah Caudwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Caudwell)'s Hilary Tamar mysteries, in which the detective is written in such a way that either gender is a possible one. The character's gender is never part of the story, as opposed to your case.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-04-26T17:03:27Z (about 7 years ago)
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