Non-binary fiction writing
I'm writing book 7 of The Psion Saga and there are a lot of sections in the point of view of a non-binary character named Riftweaver. I relish a challenge and pushing my skills with British English while embracing logical and necessary change. I found myself using the term 'themself' instead of 'himself' or 'herself' and having to cancel the auto correction offered by Microsoft Word to 'themselves'. I wanted to check what I'm doing is right, so I asked Microsoft Copilot this: AI prompt: With a non-binary person would this grammar be ok: Rift pulled themself up into a sitting position. Copilot's answer Yes! "Themself" is a grammatically acceptable reflexive pronoun in this case. While "themselves" is traditionally used more often, "themself" is increasingly recognized when referring to a single non-binary person . So, "Rift pulled themself up into a sitting position" is correct and aligns with inclusiv...