And then, "your story is terrible because it doesn't include anyone but (insert author's race and gender here)... And why is everyone in it a writer! It doesn't make sense"
I saw the opposite of this when I went to a writer’s talk and saw Steven Conrad (Walter Mitty, the Weatherman) speak. Lady stood up and madly was like “How come you only ever write stories about middle-aged white dudes!?” And he goes “...cause I am a middle-aged white dude”.
lordheart on May 5th, 2019 at 12:23 UTC »
And then, "your story is terrible because it doesn't include anyone but (insert author's race and gender here)... And why is everyone in it a writer! It doesn't make sense"
nuckingfuts73 on May 5th, 2019 at 12:57 UTC »
I saw the opposite of this when I went to a writer’s talk and saw Steven Conrad (Walter Mitty, the Weatherman) speak. Lady stood up and madly was like “How come you only ever write stories about middle-aged white dudes!?” And he goes “...cause I am a middle-aged white dude”.
CarolusX2 on May 5th, 2019 at 13:35 UTC »
So write token-characters devoid of any personality? I think that's even worse