tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post5566851549576361817..comments2023-09-08T09:05:26.912-07:00Comments on Erin Kane Spock: I Write What I KnowErin Kane Spockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-59232904367985652052012-06-13T05:34:15.342-07:002012-06-13T05:34:15.342-07:00This is a very interesting topic and one I've ...This is a very interesting topic and one I've studied both in Writing classes and Humanities classes.<br /><br />But we HAVE to write what we know. Even if we write horror or fantasy or science fiction, we have some degree of research invested in these topics (or a personal ghost story or three) and therefore write what we, through research, know.<br /><br />I've heard that we need to branch out and write with more diversity. This may be true, but the last thing I want to do is inadvertently misrepresent someone or insult a culture because I don't know it enough...yet.<br /><br />Looks like I have some more research to do :D<br /><br />Great post!<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-80964946233703642992012-06-11T11:13:19.424-07:002012-06-11T11:13:19.424-07:00We write about that which with we are most familia...We write about that which with we are most familiar. For me to make a quantum leap and write about another planet on which the wizard ruler eats dwarves for lunch, and has a harem of donkeys--well, it would be untrue to myself. <br />Write from within. The reader recognizes honesty.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-247298197086915742012-06-10T16:17:46.321-07:002012-06-10T16:17:46.321-07:00I do write what I love. I think when you're pa...I do write what I love. I think when you're passionate about something, it shows. <br />My 2nd book has a gay character. I thought about giving him his own story and have some ideas, but don't think I have enough experience in m/m encounters to write it well. I also can't think of a reasonable happily-ever-after that would relate to modern readers and be feasible in the 1570s.Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-36248752442228526992012-06-10T12:16:21.983-07:002012-06-10T12:16:21.983-07:00Very interesting post, Erin. I don't read roma...Very interesting post, Erin. I don't read romance, but I think your analysis pretty much applies to most mainstream genre fiction - I write and read urban fantasy and the same holds true there.<br /><br />I agree with Donna that all we can really do is write the stories we are passionate about, because it seems like there will always be criticism no matter what. My work has a broader range of female, minority, and GLBT characters, but that doesn't mean that the readers who want that are going to love my writing any more than they would enjoy something without them.<br /><br />Do what you do best, and hopefully you'll make your readers just as happy as it makes you :)Ella Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852415807766754606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-81558761187661519752012-06-10T10:27:13.135-07:002012-06-10T10:27:13.135-07:00Thank you for your comment. Yeah, people like what...Thank you for your comment. Yeah, people like what they like -- and don't like things with an equal level of randomness. I don't like country music, although that's also my demographic. <br />For the record, I do not write category romance. I write historical single title. I've only ever read one category romance, so do not have enough experience there to comment. I'm sure many of the norms are similar, though.<br /><br />5 kids and 3 ex husbands? You've been busy. :)Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937582163976319064.post-71466061449085194272012-06-10T00:22:46.289-07:002012-06-10T00:22:46.289-07:00I am a white hetero-sexual female with a college d...I am a white hetero-sexual female with a college degree, and good paying job, 5 kids, and 3 ex husbands. I find category romance demeaning to myself as an intelligent, independent woman. I am not your target audience.<br /><br />Yet, the genre sells to many women in pretty much my same cultural circumstances. Go figure.<br /><br />People like what they like. Sometime, I get tired of apologizing for the fact that I am a well educated white woman living in America. Why is that something to be ashamed of?<br /><br />Erin, all I can say is you should write about things you are passionate about; what makes sense to you. You will write it well, and one day sell it to the audience it was meant to get to. A writer has to understand and love the worlds they write about in order to sell them to others.<br /><br />Writing stories about self worth and acceptance seems a good concept to write about. Keep writing those strong, endearing characters. Someday, they will find their market :)<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.com