tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post3672594902435338472..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Do Women Get a Raw Deal in Publishing?Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-89667590274232862152012-02-16T02:33:16.622+02:002012-02-16T02:33:16.622+02:00I haven't read 'The Summer Without Men'...I haven't read 'The Summer Without Men' but the title does suggest somewhat trite subject matter, not what you have described. The cover is also quite light-hearted. Makes me think it is chick lit.<br /><br />It's an interesting debate and one I have to consider further. I guess my attitude is that women still get a pretty raw deal in many aspects of life and particularly in business, so why not in publishing as well? The more I think about it, the more frustrated I become....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-69354894994306694912012-02-15T17:28:46.956+02:002012-02-15T17:28:46.956+02:00Then I think I'm a bit stuffed because none of...Then I think I'm a bit stuffed because none of my longer work could be classified as literary. I think as African writers we have other sets of problems, again created by publishers that we have to deal with. That needs to be addressed in its own post I think. <br /><br />I didn't know anything about the author before I bought that book, I went forth soley based on the title and cover.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-4674464096153535822012-02-15T13:32:21.795+02:002012-02-15T13:32:21.795+02:00Funny enough, I've read Myne Whitman complain ...Funny enough, I've read Myne Whitman complain that when she queried agents etc, they said they weren't really interested in romantic fiction set in Africa. They were pretty much solely interested in literary fiction from African countries. So it seems that if you're a female writer from an African country and your work isn't classed literary fiction then your chances of getting a publisher, at least in America, and going by Myne's experience, might be slimmer.authorsoundsbetterthanwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609155125543070073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-64223592240728913382012-02-15T13:04:44.616+02:002012-02-15T13:04:44.616+02:00Oh yes...an important debate. I once thought I sho...Oh yes...an important debate. I once thought I should force myself to write about war, just so that I wouldn't be seen as "just a woman's writer." It is an undeniable problem. The solution, though, is still not found, and although I applaud things like the Orange Comp, I don't think they really help as much as we would like to think they do. As far as the Hustvedt book goes, I bought it too. I haven't read it yet, but I didn't expect it to be a light read, but I bought the ebook and so wasn't swayed as much by the cover as by the blurb -- which is another interesting thing to consider.Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com