RS, Author, Novelist on Nostr: Noam writes My problem is on the one hand, being respectful to #lgbt+ / #queer people ...
Noam writes (npub16cj…lzaw)
My problem is on the one hand, being respectful to #lgbt+ / #queer people of any gender identity and sexuality; and on the other hand, not recreating or being restricted to our world's current gender politics.
This is well said.
It's the "rub" as well, being respectful to your audience so as not chase them away or trigger a hater who can ruin your nascent career, whilst not shying away from the hard truths and the heavy heart of a story.
My opinion, it is a matter of earning the trust of your readers that not only will you deliver the unexpected "feels" they can expect you will treat them well. That's hard without a track record they can look at, and I'm not sure I am qualified to give advice on that. Best on can say is to be boldly honest, and to properly telegraph what your stories are about in jacket blurbs and content warnings without giving away the show.
If writing were easy, everyone would be doing it... and everything would all be pablum.
#EngenderedWriting #writing #writingcommunity #writersofmastodon
My problem is on the one hand, being respectful to #lgbt+ / #queer people of any gender identity and sexuality; and on the other hand, not recreating or being restricted to our world's current gender politics.
This is well said.
It's the "rub" as well, being respectful to your audience so as not chase them away or trigger a hater who can ruin your nascent career, whilst not shying away from the hard truths and the heavy heart of a story.
My opinion, it is a matter of earning the trust of your readers that not only will you deliver the unexpected "feels" they can expect you will treat them well. That's hard without a track record they can look at, and I'm not sure I am qualified to give advice on that. Best on can say is to be boldly honest, and to properly telegraph what your stories are about in jacket blurbs and content warnings without giving away the show.
If writing were easy, everyone would be doing it... and everything would all be pablum.
#EngenderedWriting #writing #writingcommunity #writersofmastodon