cornerofmadness

I had a great Writerly Ways in mind. I've had it there for two weeks. Today it is gone. Seriously.

evil_little_dog remembers me talking about it but neither of us remember what it is. Sigh.

I did find out last night my prediction came true. Remember me saying sooner rather than later female authors of m/m fiction were going to be called misogynists? That came out yesterday, and from the reactions of the authors on my list, it used many quotes out of context. I'm sure there are some who do write the bitch wife/ex but I've yet to see it. I have seen readers who want no women and the authors trounce them for saying it. I'm not linking to it because it just pisses me off (I will send a link if someone wants to see it).

So in lieu of my beautifully constructed post on writing, let me do a quick poll. I was surprised a while back that one publishing house doesn't allow epithets. I know I talked about it at the time. You know what I mean, 'the detective', 'the blond,' 'his lover' etc etc. I do use them. I like the reminder of looks or occupation especially in a multi-character book. I think calling someone a lover adds more intimacy than just the name.

However, when someone else brought this up, several of the authors went off about how horrible they are (the epithets). So it got me thinking, what about if they are use in moderation? Personally I get bored if it's always pronouns and/or names. They claim that's invisible and the reader doesn't bog down on them. I disagree. I find it very noticable and distracting. How about you?

[Poll #1971876]

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