tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post2817320922680153850..comments2024-02-19T20:15:42.673-08:00Comments on Buried by Books: Romance and Mystery Reviews: Authors With an AgendaBuriedbybooks http://www.blogger.com/profile/13945897945845383252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-32091105454003939812010-04-02T15:57:18.288-07:002010-04-02T15:57:18.288-07:00@smokinhotbooks,
I agree, it can work depending on...@smokinhotbooks,<br />I agree, it can work depending on the story and the characters. It's just when I see the same issues repeated again and again that it gets to be too much. Almost formulaic.<br /><br />@Dave,<br />I think that your friend is getting some bad advice. Picking a genre or style is one thing. Pushing an agenda doesn't belong in fiction. Because you risk alienating those readers who don't agree with you.Buriedbybooks https://www.blogger.com/profile/13945897945845383252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-75348441287899878492010-04-02T12:24:40.822-07:002010-04-02T12:24:40.822-07:00I don't think I would notice or mind if it per...I don't think I would notice or mind if it pertains to the story ie main hero is a vegan and promotes healthy life-style etc. But I see your point, I recently read PC Cast's books and there are very strong Mother Earth overtones, very strong. It doesn't fit, throws me off the story, and I do find it a bit annoying. I can't say for certainty that she is into protecting Mother Earth.<br /><br />The worst example I've ever seen is an author who wrote sci-fi romance & would blog/promote on reeducating gay people to like hetro relationships. I started to see this throughout her books. Total turn off. I crossed her off my list.Smokinhotbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407531114149675929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951562957483519143.post-76422324338547770592010-04-02T10:44:44.840-07:002010-04-02T10:44:44.840-07:00Yes, it can be annoying, even if I agree with the ...Yes, it can be annoying, even if I agree with the position that is being promoted. When I read any kind of fiction, I typically read it to be entertained. If I want activism, I will choose a political book, and I have.<br /><br />I have a close friend who is an author. She has been told repeatedly by her agent and by editors that she needs to take a stand on an issue in her fiction and hammer it home over and over. She has been told that's what the public wants and that it sells books. I'm not sure I agree.Dave Kellernoreply@blogger.com