Joshua Palmatier

I've read several works in which the author's gender is opposite that of the protagonist. If written in third person, I hardly notice. It does make me pay attention when someone writes in first person, placing him/herself in the mind of a person of opposite gender. I don't see any problem with it, as long as the story is intriging. Nonetheless, the first person aspect makes the gender difference much more noticable.
Dave