[ExI] commentary by one of ours

[BillK]

2011/12/4 Darren Greer wrote:
> Yes, but it's not at all a 'gay' book. The narrator is gay and mentions
> it incidentally I think about twice.  It's important to the plot in some
> respects, but it doesn't at all define it. I have a new book coming out this
> spring, and there is not a gay character in it. I got tired of being called
> a "gay" author.
>
>


I doubt if it is as easy as changing the plot to avoid gay characters.

Textual analysis shows differences in style and word usage between
male and female writers (and not just in the sex scenes!).

Of course it is a bell curve type thing, not an either / or choice.


BillK