Picture this:
Mr. Salt and I in the Books section of a Walmart in Mesquite, Texas a few weeks back.
Like I usually do, I take a look at some of Romance book summaries. I'm not into reading a lot of romances(mysteries, fantasy, and action novels are my thing), but I do have two Romance authors that I like. I pick up a book. It's a romance between a Native American and a white woman. I talk about the summary. Mr. Salt goes on to have a nice little rant:
DineBoo: Babe, check this out: "The warrior must claim this 'honey haired goddess...'Sometimes I can't believe that sort of stuff is still being written. The women is pure, light, and white (usually oppressed someway) and here comes the mythical Indian who will save her! It falls into that line that views Native Americans as one tribe or entity. Or, they are the savages that must be tamed. And to think we blacks have image problems!
Mr. Salt: What? Honey haired goddess? Why does the woman always have to be white? Couldn't she be black? And why is the Indian always Sioux or Cheyenne? Where are the Navajo and the Utes?
DineBoo: Maybe I can write it someday. I do have the real thing. Why don't you grow your hair out for me?
Mr. Salt: Aaayyy!
This isn't a rant against romance per se. I'm a writer, or try to be. I love to write. I hope to have a novel published someday. I'm working on it now, after months of fininally figuring out a plot. It's a fantasy/mystery thing, merging two of my favorite genres. As my writing alter ego on the net, I write romances for practice.
I can't really condemn the novel having not read it, but if it's anything like the novels I have seen discussed, I won't be surprised.
But for me, I want to finish something. It never seems like I get past the first chapter. I'm great at writing myself into corners, or forgetting the plot. Hopefully, this time will be different.
-DineBoo
2 comments:
I writing my own at the moment and IR romances are big, breaking into main stream is still difficult, that is why many writers are using E publishing and the big publishing houses are getting upset.
Keep going with that IR novel! I have to agree with Felicity that IR romances are big even though mainstream publishers still tend to balk at it. You can have a steady, reliable audience who would really appreciate it.
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