tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post6927011695045751655..comments2023-12-20T14:57:48.902+10:00Comments on H C Brown Author of Romance: Are Men Incapable Of Writing Romance? KevaD Speaks Out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-60098042280135323532012-06-18T07:47:30.523+10:002012-06-18T07:47:30.523+10:00I agree with you all and have nothing else to add....I agree with you all and have nothing else to add. I wish those who disagree would be brave enough to give a logical explanation why.Sue Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387224663998322405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-22734617633875683042012-06-18T03:47:42.704+10:002012-06-18T03:47:42.704+10:00A little late to the party, I know, but thought I ...A little late to the party, I know, but thought I should weigh in anyway. Sensationalism sells. Sensationalism gets ratings, gets readers angry, and when readers (and writers) are angry they talk about stuff and bring all that lovely traffic to the arrogant sensationalists website/blog/post. Saying Men can't write romance, or women cant write MM and all those lovely generalization is just a way to drum up attention to those people who know very well what they're doing. I don't really think the majority of it is ignorance, or stupidity, I firmly believe that it's very calculated and self serving. Maybe I'm cynical, or think far too highly of people's intelligence but it just seems like too much of a coincidence that all of these generalizations continue to permeate the blogosphere when there is sooooooo much proof that none of this (the generalizations) is true.<br /><br />Maybe the best thing everyone can do is stop beating down the doors when some "idiot" spouts off about their "backward" opinion because if they can't get the traffic for saying stupid shit, then maybe, just maybe they'll get a life. A hater's gonna hate, but why are we making it profitable?<br /><br />That's not to say that we shouldn't work every day to prove them all wrong, and the authors I work with do just that. I've never judged a book by the gender, race or any other personal traits of an author and I've read some amazing works. My life is fuller for it. <br /><br />Authors like David, Heather, and far, far too many to list show us with their passion that ANYTHING is possible. There isn't a sensationalist or an idiot anywhere that can make me think differently.<br /><br />David, best of luck with your stories. You're really an amazing story teller and an inspiration. <br /><br />ReneeR. Renee Vickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073965912220993194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-67809485922206871272012-06-17T13:11:55.341+10:002012-06-17T13:11:55.341+10:00Thank you for your comments, everyone.
I appreciat...Thank you for your comments, everyone.<br />I appreciate your weighing in.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-49524142252704839882012-06-17T13:10:29.229+10:002012-06-17T13:10:29.229+10:00Thank you, Dana.
I really enjoyed writing Kantu...Thank you, Dana.<br />I really enjoyed writing Kantu's Heart and hope readers will find the story enjoyable as well.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-48473206560343066632012-06-17T12:02:08.616+10:002012-06-17T12:02:08.616+10:00Please bear in mind my penchant for snark and sarc...Please bear in mind my penchant for snark and sarcasm while reading this reply.<br /><br />Of course men can't write romance that will appeal to women. That's a gender line that should never, ever be crossed. Just like women have no business in the cockpit of a jet fighter or toting a pack and a gun onto a battlefield. Everyone knows that women can't write m/m, men can't write f/f, and everyone should keep their jacks in the circle of their own gender and orientation. Just like everyone knows the earth is flat.<br />And if you believe ANY of the tripe I just spewed above, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn at a price you won't be able to pass up.<br />The fact is, it doesn't (or shouldn't) matter who's wielding the (increasingly metaphorical) pen. I've met men I wouldn't share a foxhole with if they were my only hope for survival and women I'd readily entrust my life to. I've seen women write excellent m/m work, men who've written amazing f/f tales, and straight authors of both genders who write terrific GLBT stories. <br />Gender doesn't matter nearly as much as a writer's ability to create a good story. The fact is, when I'm reading a story of ANY kind, I don't give a damn about the plumbing or sexual identity of the writer. What matters to me is, am I reading a good story? If the answer's yes, then great. If it's no, then it's not a gender issue in my mind, but a story issue.<br />But those of you who want to cling to the notion that the world's flat, be my guest. Those of us who know better will keep circumnavigating while you tumble off the edge of the map as a direct result of your own ignorance.J.S. Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993081328357055085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-6791217547739174782012-06-17T06:21:03.022+10:002012-06-17T06:21:03.022+10:00Oh man that sounds heartbreaking! For him to remem...Oh man that sounds heartbreaking! For him to remember and know she doesn't. A serious bad sad. Must read this one.<br /><br />As for men not writing romance. He isn't exactly romance, but I'll never forget being in my bunk at camp and hearing the older girls reading Harold Robins out loud. (Shh, was church camp at that)<br /><br />There is a blogger who addresses bias twits like mentioned.<br /><br />The romance man addresses from both angles. Reader and writer. He said he'd heard all kinds of nasty from admitting he loves reading romance. <br /><br />Great interview!<br /><br />D.DyeBobbi Romanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00044792158048516486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-91743880191914424512012-06-17T04:29:23.747+10:002012-06-17T04:29:23.747+10:00Bias is wrong. Discrimination is unacceptable. Thi...Bias is wrong. Discrimination is unacceptable. This mantra has been drummed into your collective psyches for years and years. Yet, in the 21st century, it still exists.<br /><br />Having been on the receiving end of gender bias, I spoke out about, made inquires to various people within the industry and have been met with silence, indifference and was told by an active member in the LBGTQ community to shut up and go to the back of the bus and sit down. The standing line given: 'Hey, there's bias all over the place, accept it.' I wonder if Martin Luther King or those behind the Stonewall movement should have taken the same advice?<br /><br />Actually, I am. <br /><br />Suffice to say, I will NEVER write another price of FF fiction again. Unless I'm given an obscene amount of advance monies. <br /><br />Best wishes for success with Kanu's Heart. You deserve it.<br /><br />Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go fortify my keep. Boil some oil and man the ramparts. The mob gathers..kbcutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304670618838431666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-40616871498704006642012-06-17T04:08:59.144+10:002012-06-17T04:08:59.144+10:00Unfortunately, Anel, the questions do keep coming ...Unfortunately, Anel, the questions do keep coming up - and they shouldn't.<br /> <br />When HC asked if she could ask me this question, I said 'bring it on' as I'd just read several public posts how men can't write romance. Those posts also just happened to appear on the heels of a discussion I'd had with a talented female author of acton/adventure, and the bias she encounters in her chosen genre.<br /> <br />Why people feel the need to attack authors becuase of gender, race, religion, whatever...escapes me. Especially when it's authors and reviewers making the derogatory statements (the ones that caught my latest attention, anyway, and initiated this diatribe).<br /><br />Every author deserves to be judged on the merits of her or his work, and nothing else.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-5447966683302186332012-06-17T03:49:57.470+10:002012-06-17T03:49:57.470+10:00Hi Margie!
Thank you for stopping in.
I was involv...Hi Margie!<br />Thank you for stopping in.<br />I was involved with many community programs trying to educate neighbors about discrimination and improving our community.<br />To be honest, I blindly never suspected gender bias would exist between reviewers and authors, let alone between authors and authors.<br />Readers continue to be the most logical of us all. God bless them.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-79734518134137560532012-06-17T03:42:49.356+10:002012-06-17T03:42:49.356+10:00Hi, Amber. ;-)
Thanks for coming by. You know I ap...Hi, Amber. ;-)<br />Thanks for coming by. You know I apporeciate it.<br />Glass half empty, you couldn't distinguish the other 50%.<br />Still waiting for you to finish Monk's story by the way.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-46655484123312231592012-06-17T03:03:51.282+10:002012-06-17T03:03:51.282+10:00Thanks for stopping by Margie. I couldn't have...Thanks for stopping by Margie. I couldn't have said it better myself. I'd LOVE to discuss the M/M and female author issues we face daily, with you on your blog. I'm free any day any time :-)H.C. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273426160929977057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-56960691853605490072012-06-17T03:00:58.871+10:002012-06-17T03:00:58.871+10:00Thanks for dropping by. I posted this topic becaus...Thanks for dropping by. I posted this topic because I'm sick of hearing this from both sides of the fence. Authors should never be considered as gender specific. We are either great writers or we are not.H.C. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273426160929977057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-53794821767511440902012-06-17T00:41:33.969+10:002012-06-17T00:41:33.969+10:00Are men capable of writing romance? Why does this ...Are men capable of writing romance? Why does this question come up again and again? For a long time in the West, the question was "Are women capable of writing, period," although the evidence they are dates back at least to Sappho. Curiously, it was the reading public who doubted they were, NOT male writers. (Publishers knew women were capable of writing but doubted they could sell books written by women.) I'm ready to forgive readers their bias and ignorance, but it really gets to me that writers today, men or women, think that authorship in any genre is gender specific.<br /><br />We may as well ask if romance authors are capable of writing at all. Lord knows 1) many people claim they aren't, and 2) in some cases they are right.Anel Vizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08641850337588237880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-50875826255217656752012-06-16T23:38:22.569+10:002012-06-16T23:38:22.569+10:00A subject after my own heart. KevaD. :-) First, be...A subject after my own heart. KevaD. :-) First, best wishes with Kantu's Heart. You are a gifted author, even if you do pee standing up.JK! This subject has hit me square between the eyes too. Some of my most critical reviews have come from gay reviewers. Gay readers, shockingly, are fine with this straight, mid-every-description-cliche you can find for me. It should be about the story and the author's OBLIGATION to do a credible job researching the subject and writing a believable book. Some readers really get off on chicks with dicks stories. Others really want to believe you understand the gay lifestyle - or whatever lifestyle you're writing about - and that's when the accolades and condemnation can come. There's enough discrimination in the gay community. I don't see why we need to add to it by discriminating against the authors who write it, too.<br /><br />BTW, I am 2011 GLBT Author of the Year and my debut M/M book, Hard as Teak was 2011 GLBT Book of the Year at LRC. People write great books. What's between your legs should have nothing to do with it.Margie Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487640135615243906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-22690354686892253852012-06-16T23:22:40.450+10:002012-06-16T23:22:40.450+10:00When I was in college, one of my neighbors polled ...When I was in college, one of my neighbors polled a few hundred of us with a set of writing samples, asking us to guess the gender of the author. I don't remember whether I got barely more than half right or barely less than half right, but I did comparatively well.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101028238677672735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-85648902947001463652012-06-16T16:47:14.477+10:002012-06-16T16:47:14.477+10:00If anyone storms the castle I have my dungeon read...If anyone storms the castle I have my dungeon ready....and my flogger. Come on down :-DH.C. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273426160929977057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597906436047225919.post-82505287673040352772012-06-16T16:20:52.156+10:002012-06-16T16:20:52.156+10:00Hi HC,
Many thanks for allowing me to appear on yo...Hi HC,<br />Many thanks for allowing me to appear on your blog.<br />I hope you have some buckets of water stashed away in case anyone decides to storm the castle for my head.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.com