Every now and again, posts and blogs catch my eye and shout out is in order.
On the one hand, I agree. More variety is a good thing. There is a market for different takes on life, rationales, and
opinions. But I question whether someone such as I—farm girl, introvert, and
fantasy aficionado—could deliver a true picture of life in New York City of a
Broadway show cast member who loves to party. Or life as a transgender girl in
Spain. I don’t think I have it in me. The amount of research blows my mind even
if I kept my derriere home and Googled it all. I have no doubt traveling to these
spots would be a living and breathing stranger
in a strange land experience.
Summary: I fall back on write what you know.
I like twisting my set-in-her-ways mind in different
directions. It’s creates flexibility by encouraging the synapses to branch out.
But I can’t go down the path of forcing writers to be diverse when the
experiences aren’t there.
Compelling works only so far. After a line is crossed, the
story becomes awkward, fake, and unbelievable.
I'd rather read it than write it. But that doesn't help the diversity problem, huh?
I'd rather read it than write it. But that doesn't help the diversity problem, huh?
UnicornBell lost
a fantastic moderator this week. E.J. Roberts is the force behind A Drop of Ink Reviews, a book review site in demand from readers and publishers. Even Random Books wants
her reviews. How cool is that?
Our critique site will miss her, but we wish her well and
hope to hear many more great things.
Facebook and security. When I edited my profile of FB, I made of
point of NOT listing my birthday. IMHO, it gives too easy access to sensitive
information. How many sites ask for your birth date as a security measure?
But I have relatives who know when I was born oh-so-many years ago and post happy birthdays galore. Oh well.
