Fourth Post!

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btw feel free to suggest/nominate post titles

Post about fandom! Or whatever! Whether it's a rave about some obscure series, or an essay dissecting every last reason why some internet-famous author should rethink their career, someone will probably read it at some point! We also just chat about life.

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Comments

Re: Random Internet Things

[(Anonymous)]

> But also, here, I do wonder about the reflect reality premise - like, I don't really care if some types of characters are unrealistic. If they're interesting to explore, if they're like psychological thought experiments, I want to see them anyway. I don't really *care* about art needing some sacred burden of capturing reality. I want art to be art, and I want the publishing and communal gatekeeping to be less insane about it.

Oh yeah, I'm saying what I like in fiction, I'm not saying this is the only fiction that should exist, we agree.

And yeah on the rest, I've long considered taking a white male pseud if I publish anything just to avoid the patronising praise that comes with having an unpronounceable name.

Re: Random Internet Things

[(Anonymous)]

> Oh yeah, I'm saying what I like in fiction, I'm not saying this is the only fiction that should exist, we agree.

Yeah, dwai, same here - was more trying to fumble my way around to why that premise as it exists / drives the current publishing/fandom circles doesn't rest well with me.

> And yeah on the rest, I've long considered taking a white male pseud if I publish anything just to avoid the patronising praise that comes with having an unpronounceable name.

With you on this.

Publish something faintly GC and then watch TRAs frantically Google to prove you picked a pseud that did something Totally Bloody Awful centuries ago!

Re: Random Internet Things

[(Anonymous)]

> And yeah on the rest, I've long considered taking a white male pseud if I publish anything just to avoid the patronising praise that comes with having an unpronounceable name.

I'd definitely have a pseud, but I'd probably try to pick something that represents my background but is more westernized/easier for Americans to pronounce. Given the genres I'm interested in, being male might actually be a liability.

Re: Random Internet Things

[(Anonymous)]

DA

> I'd definitely have a pseud, but I'd probably try to pick something that represents my background but is more westernized/easier for Americans to pronounce. Given the genres I'm interested in, being male might actually be a liability.

Oh, that's definitely interesting...