tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post3731500872062131716..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : Why Women in Scifi is like Horton Hears a WhoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-20649716327935418742014-05-17T00:57:52.645-06:002014-05-17T00:57:52.645-06:00Hi Sarah,
yes, we've always been here, and ye...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />yes, we've always been here, and yet 40 years on we're still considered an anomaly. Why?!<br /><br />Heather -<br />>Another factor that obscures the true numbers is that women are writing spec fic in other genres (e.g., romance) or in other genres altogether because the main SF doors are mostly shut to them.<br /><br />Exactly!<br /><br />>One thought: it might help, in the long run, to *buy* the women-authored books we intend to read even if it means adjusting our budgets by borrowing the male-authored books on our lists.<br /><br />I already buy way more books authored by women than men (I'm trying to read my way through all the Brigaders books!). :)<br /><br />>And great point about focusing on the one thing we have control over--ourselves.<br /><br />I would love to see a social media campaign on this, but I'm not sure that's within my power. But if I can at least change a few small things in my own life, hopefully that will contribute in the grand scheme. <br /><br />Sharon - boil that speck! Hmm, maybe we need a big figure in the SF world to be our Horton?<br /><br />Rachel, I am finding PNR readers picking up my SFR. It's figuring out how to stop the SF label scaring them off before they try it. Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-83580561227208035062014-05-15T14:29:56.084-06:002014-05-15T14:29:56.084-06:00I've been aiming at paranormal readers from th...I've been aiming at paranormal readers from the very beginning. Romance readers are some of the most voracious out there and PNR is past the point of saturation where they're starting to look for the next big thing. Those of us who write softer SFR are uniquely poised to capture this market.<br /><br />If we can snag those readers, there's no limit to how popular we can make SFR.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-58311283666804934602014-05-14T22:36:26.371-06:002014-05-14T22:36:26.371-06:00Love the Horton analogy! (And sadly we get a bit o...Love the Horton analogy! (And sadly we get a bit of "boil that dust speck" too.) Thanks for sharing your experience at the panel!Sharon Lynn Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886205665048406062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-23899131264342888262014-05-14T17:49:41.608-06:002014-05-14T17:49:41.608-06:00>Publishers says women submit less.
Another fa...>Publishers says women submit less.<br /><br />Another factor that obscures the true numbers is that women are writing spec fic in other genres (e.g., romance) or in other genres altogether because the main SF doors are mostly shut to them.<br /><br />>I'm not just going to switch to reading books by women.<br /><br />One thought: it might help, in the long run, to *buy* the women-authored books we intend to read even if it means adjusting our budgets by borrowing the male-authored books on our lists.<br /><br />And great point about focusing on the one thing we have control over--ourselves.Heather Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-89040446708129164842014-05-14T14:59:51.153-06:002014-05-14T14:59:51.153-06:00My influences are reprobate Heinlein, trans-someth...My influences are reprobate Heinlein, trans-something LeGuin, and surprise Norton. There is something in each to bring forward the SFR message. Heinlein, in his later years, struggled with the issue of gender, and tried, hard to understand what gender had to do with SciFi. LeGuin hit it head on, with both openly and subliminally trans themes. Norton, the most subtle, wrote to the male adolescent, teaching that there was more to life than male-testosterone existence. <br /><br />Yes, the female is not assumed to be SciFi, but you can go back 40 years to see that she has always been with us.sarah.bethhttp://syzygy.orgnoreply@blogger.com