tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13807456.post940990911264556720..comments2023-03-02T21:14:41.051+11:00Comments on scribeswindow: Literary sexismscribeswindowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724431705478298675noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13807456.post-65585030427460322582012-01-16T22:59:18.418+11:002012-01-16T22:59:18.418+11:00Interesting. I have to concede that men and women ...Interesting. I have to concede that men and women do tend to write differently, and perhaps that's unsurprising, given that men and women tend to view the world quite differently. I remember feeling amazed that The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series had been written by a man, for example - not because I am against male writers in any way, but because it felt like a woman's voice telling the story, not to mention the fact that he absolutely nailed his female characters. Maybe it's the mark of a really great author that he or she can create both male and female characters that are truly believable. <br /><br />I think both men and women are well-represented among my favourite authors of all time - people like Jane Austen, Alexander McCall Smith, Tim Winton, Marian Keyes, Allison Pearson, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, to name a few. I truly believe that the gift of good writing is not based on gender.Katriinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403719183047819222noreply@blogger.com