A little while back, for reasons I mean to explore in public eventually, I decided not to write romance novels – either under a female pseudonym or under my own name.
This piece goes into the interesting phenomenon of men using female names to sell crime thrillers, and why that might have some issues.
I admit I only skimmed the article, but can you elaborate on the issues you mention?
The only issue I saw in the article was “the might not be able to do it as well.”
I admit I only skimmed the article, but can you elaborate on the issues you mention?
The only issue I saw in the article was “the might not be able to do it as well.”
Well, kind of. More like, “The reason women read this kind of fiction when it’s written by other women is that it gives them a woman’s viewpoint, and a man using a female name isn’t quite that without a lot more effort.”
Well, kind of. More like, “The reason women read this kind of fiction when it’s written by other women is that it gives them a woman’s viewpoint, and a man using a female name isn’t quite that without a lot more effort.”
Well, yeah…writing well from the viewpoint of someone unlike you is a lot of work. The article even lists the work that the novelist in question went through in order to accomplish that.
Any others?
Well, yeah…writing well from the viewpoint of someone unlike you is a lot of work. The article even lists the work that the novelist in question went through in order to accomplish that.
Any others?
Primarily that, and also that these stories often involve the portrayal of violence towards women.
Primarily that, and also that these stories often involve the portrayal of violence towards women.