Comments on: Authors: Male vs Female

By: CrazyDreamer

CrazyDreamer — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:19:39 +0000

All generalizations are false.

By: Eli James

Eli James — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:56:19 +0000

@Duane, I agree with you. It is usually wrong to make generalizations, as these do. I must say that I don’t really understand these prejudices, though – to me good writing is good writing, regardless the gender.

@Bibliobibuli, thanks for the comment! Whew … I’m starting to wonder when my next bout of writer’s block hits. And yeah, you did ask the one question nobody has yet to ask.

I’ve 7 more chapters before Janus is finished. Will post up the link then. But I don’t think I’ll be proud of it. I started it 3 years ago, so you can imagine there has to be some cringe worthy parts. >.<

Anyway, thanks for the link up!

By: bibliobibuli

bibliobibuli — Thu, 03 May 2007 00:54:47 +0000

at least those guys admitted their prejudice! more dangerous by far are those who pay lip-service to the importance of women writers and then recommend only books written by blokes.

this is a lovely blog, full of articles that interst me very much … was so surprised to learn that you are a Malaysian blogger writing about writing and about blooks (which fascinates me) and i hadn’t realised it before. must link you.

now where are you blogging YOUR fiction?

By: Duane Poncy

Duane Poncy — Wed, 02 May 2007 19:48:19 +0000

Women’s writing effeminate? Now doesn’t that comment say a lot about the macho idiot who wrote it?

All of my life my favorite authors have been women. There are many fine male writers, but give me Doris Lessing or Arandhati Roy or Toni Morrison over Ernest Hemingway and Norman Mailer any day.

Wimpy? I don’t think so.