tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post7795233890409933383..comments2024-03-29T02:35:40.218-05:00Comments on Candy's Blog: He Reads, She Reads, Part Twocs harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-65908888229585181862007-04-28T00:26:00.000-05:002007-04-28T00:26:00.000-05:00I don't mind at all, Chap. I'd be interested in he...I don't mind at all, Chap. I'd be interested in hearing their ideas.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-15120631874932301512007-04-25T23:06:00.000-05:002007-04-25T23:06:00.000-05:00You're a darling, CS! Hope you enjoy the books. Ma...You're a darling, CS! Hope you enjoy the books. Many thanks.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I didn't have an email address for you, so without permission (naughty) I've gone ahead and plan to re-run your piece "Let's Do the Twist" in the next Black Horse Extra as a fine sample of the advice/discussion writers can enjoy at your blog.<BR/><BR/>I figure it will also help BHW writers, including self, to improve their work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-88019394997076933942007-04-25T18:38:00.000-05:002007-04-25T18:38:00.000-05:00I think men will buy a book with a female protagon...I think men will buy a book with a female protagonist if there's a man's name on the cover, Chap. Incidentally, I just ordered two of your Westerns from England. One of them is a Misfit Lil--Misfit Lil Gets Even.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-60374873841588145692007-04-25T18:06:00.000-05:002007-04-25T18:06:00.000-05:00Charles's comment on this one has significance for...Charles's comment on this one has significance for me. Will men read books with women as central characters? It's all important as I head toward writing a fifth "Misfit Lil" novel with the name, as usual, in the title. Are the guys who're reading my 14 non-Lil westerns going to shun her books?<BR/><BR/>Too early to tell yet, but one promising sign is that the softcover, large-print rights have already been sold for the first two Lil books. I presented more of my thoughts (and research) on the topic of heroines in westerns at the Black Horse Westerns website, last September's edition, so it sits there in the archives if anyone's interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-41110069890820724512007-04-25T10:15:00.000-05:002007-04-25T10:15:00.000-05:00For me, it's about the genre. If a woman writes S...For me, it's about the genre. If a woman writes SF, Fantasy, Horror, thrillers, then I will read her. (Although I haven't so far gotten into the supernatural romance genre). When I first started reading, it wouldn't have mattered to me if Andre Norton or C. J. Cherryh had written under female names. I think it would have mattered more if the lead character of those books was female. Even today, I still think there is a big genre influence on this issue.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-36715693938067122282007-04-25T09:18:00.000-05:002007-04-25T09:18:00.000-05:00I'd heard JK Rowling used initials because she was...I'd heard JK Rowling used initials because she was afraid boys would be less likely to read a book written by a woman. Given the popularity of her books in an entire generation of up-and-coming male readers, she may have done much, single-handedly, to wipe out that prejudice.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125272.post-32402495788276891012007-04-25T05:08:00.000-05:002007-04-25T05:08:00.000-05:00I think you are very wise for the areas that you a...I think you are very wise for the areas that you are writing in. The one thought that struck me was that in children's books the sex of author doesn't matter. I watch my two teenage boys choose books purely on the blurb.....if its fantasy they could care less. Obviously JK Rowling fits this bill but I was thinking about Diana Wynne Jones, Cressida Cowell, Kate Thomson.......the list could go on. In fact I placed my old copy of Johnny Tremaine by Ester Forbes in to the 12 yr old ds's hand before a train journey and he devored it. I think kids don't have the preconceived mind yet.....the question is what age does the cut off arrive or will this new reading group blow the old prejudices away?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.com