So the real question is: in order for JK to go to the "next level", should she desegregate her fantasy world or is "realism" only required of Black writers?
--- sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But that is the whole point. Once you gain access > to resources that > will get you noticed than it is all about marketing. > Marketing is the key to everything. Marketing gets > most average > consumers to buy things they don't necessarily need > even if it is > not of good quality. Marketing is very powerful. > That is why many > writers search for publishers instead of self > publishing, even > though they may not get the majority of their profit > for their book > when handled by a publisher. > > Also when you said, "writing about a young boy who > is a wizard". > Thats not like it is something unique. Marketing > sold that concept > that many fantasy writers have used. > > I concede to the point that her past of being a > struggling divorced > mother helped her, but than again half of western > societies mothers > can lay claim to such a struggle when divorced, at > least in the US. > With the many single black female mothers, you would > think someone > out the group could land a major book deal for their > struggle. > I still believe that her looks helped a lot and for > some reason > people felt sorry for her past even though that is > the case for a > large number of woman to the point it is a norm. > > > --- In [email protected], "belsidus2000" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <<Looks could have helped her get the attention of > the publishers > and > > editors but they wouldn't have sold this book. She > is not > Jacqueline > > Susanne or Jackie Collins, she is J.K. Rowling > writing about a > young > > boy who is a wizard. > > > > Chris Hayden > > > > --- In [email protected], "sancochojo" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Is it me or have any of you thought for a little > bit that her > looks > > > got her the attention for her books. I mean, > she fits the ideal > > > profile that all white people charish, > especially white males and > > > white females would love to look like her, and > young kids would > love > > > for their mom to look like her. You know, the > typical long > blonde > > > hair, blue eyes. > > > I'm not saying her writing is bad, but it is > nothing to brag > about. I > > > never seen soo much media attention for this > woman, and we know > that > > > looks plays a role in all forms of media, even > for authors. Do > you > > > think for once, she walked into an editor's > office who was a > male, and > > > thought she was "hot" and said. Hmmm. I'm going > to give this > woman a > > > chance. > > > > > > Please don't think i'm "hatin" but sometimes you > have to look at > > > things for what they are in this world and > culture. > > > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/ Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
