tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post7716812327351853869..comments2024-03-24T15:04:27.557-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Appropriation or Appreciation?Barbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-82942833062478042822020-07-30T10:01:57.947-04:002020-07-30T10:01:57.947-04:00It's very interesting that the industry inside...It's very interesting that the industry insider did not challenge you on having multiple POVs, as might be expected, or on having at least three female characters, as might be expected of a male writer. He seems to have objected only because one of the women was Korean, not even asking how a white American man could credibly get into her head (a plausible question for an editor to ask). She Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-80995741596867309892020-07-30T09:37:02.203-04:002020-07-30T09:37:02.203-04:00Buying into someone else's dictates about what...Buying into someone else's dictates about what a writer should and should not write does all writers a disservice. Anyone has the privilege of criticizing a piece of writing for any reason, and others may make their own judgement about whether that criticism is valid, but no one has the right to determine what a writer is allowed to write and what he is not. Many who came before us fought forTom Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028385190765270547noreply@blogger.com