Boy Books and Girl Books?

[stacia_kane]

(This is a long one, guys, so get comfortable.)

I’m sure you’re probably getting sick of seeing my reviews, but I do have another quick one to share. From WickedlilPixie at Writings of a Wicked Book Addict:

Unholy Ghosts is the first book in Stacia Kane’s Downside Series & it was phenomenal! It is one of the most grittiest, in your face Urban

Comments

[stacia_kane]

See, I disagree. I don't think UF is wish fulfillment for women, and I certainly don't think I write "porn for women." Porn is porn for women. I don't write porn at all, actually, for either sex. And I think to say that when men read about sex they don't care about characterization or story is doing men a disservice as well; there are men who want more than big tits and dirty words, and there are men who read and enjoy urban fantasy. There may be a section of romance and UF writers who try to feed into that conception, but I don't and my friends don't.

The divide between men and women bothers me in all genres. Because for some reason it seems that--with the exception of romance, which is the only female-dominated genre afaik--while women may outsell the men, and while women may get great reviews, women still aren't given the respect that men are within the genre. I'm sure writing for comics you saw the same thing? I don't like automatically being consigned to the "hack" corner because I don't have a penis, and I don't think I deserve it and I don't think other women deserve it either.

Personally I love hardboiled gritty mysteries and dislike cozies. :-) And yes, the male and female brains certainly are different, but I think both sexes can enjoy good writing and a good story. Lots of women read male writers; why not the other way around?

Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it!