It's a little different to be reasearching witchcraft and lesbianism though.
Well, yeah, but I really don't think it's impossible to write about characters with different sexual orientations--I don't think it's any harder for a straight woman to write from the POV of a lesbian/bisexual woman (especially in a fantasy world where species is probably more of an issue socially than orientation) than, say, a straight woman to write from the POV of a straight man, which happens all the time. Maybe easier, because at least the queer woman shares gender with the author.
But if I remember correctly her back page bio or dedications in the books pretty much convinced me she's straight.
I think she's married (?) or in a LTR with a man, but that doesn't mean she's straight. I would also be unsurprised if she's either polyamorous or has poly friends.
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Date: 2007-03-17 05:15 pm (UTC)Well, yeah, but I really don't think it's impossible to write about characters with different sexual orientations--I don't think it's any harder for a straight woman to write from the POV of a lesbian/bisexual woman (especially in a fantasy world where species is probably more of an issue socially than orientation) than, say, a straight woman to write from the POV of a straight man, which happens all the time. Maybe easier, because at least the queer woman shares gender with the author.
But if I remember correctly her back page bio or dedications in the books pretty much convinced me she's straight.
I think she's married (?) or in a LTR with a man, but that doesn't mean she's straight. I would also be unsurprised if she's either polyamorous or has poly friends.