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Q&A Casually inserting sexual orientation

I don't think you need to show anything special at all. Lots of people have multiple love interests (or hookups) over the course of a novel. In some novels, it's entire the premise. If a chara...

posted 5y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-20T00:40:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:09:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:09:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
I don't think you need to show anything special at all.

Lots of people have multiple love interests (or hookups) over the course of a novel. In some novels, it's entire the premise.

If a character's first relationship in the novel was to a tall blond German runner, you wouldn't think your readers would be confused when the next relationship is with a short bald Nigerian physics professor.

Let your reader be confused. Most readers will figure it out pretty quickly. The few that don't, well, they're the readers that wouldn't really get it after you explained it either.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-04T23:35:22Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 12