tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post4189302023019206437..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Q & A with Michael Redhill on his Pseudonym Inger Ash WolfeBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-34472421256973418662012-08-02T00:51:19.191-06:002012-08-02T00:51:19.191-06:00Ditto! Enough said!Ditto! Enough said!kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-80671363937751785372012-07-31T19:35:57.563-06:002012-07-31T19:35:57.563-06:00kathy d.: Thanks for your thoughts. I find men and...kathy d.: Thanks for your thoughts. I find men and women sleuths in their 50's and 60's more interesting than I did decades ago.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-90308560347137239252012-07-31T19:34:51.577-06:002012-07-31T19:34:51.577-06:00Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. Reading about ...Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. Reading about Inger Ash Wolfe and Alix Bosco has reminded me to be gender neutral with regard to the sleuths of authors.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-21451533954683389622012-07-31T03:24:50.404-06:002012-07-31T03:24:50.404-06:00I have no problem with men writing about women pro...I have no problem with men writing about women protagonists or vice versa. I give kudos to Arnaldur Indridason featuring Elinborg in Outrage -- and it's about a crime against women. Well-done.<br /><br />And I certainly love Donna Leon's Guido Brunetti and Fred Vargas' Inspector Adamsberg.<br /><br />And definitely, any writer can write badly about a character of either gender.<br /><br />What I find problematic is a male author using a woman's name as a pseudonym. A gender-neutral name or initials would be a better idea -- to me.<br /><br />However, this won't put me off reading the books. A good book is a good book. A woman in her early 60s is interesting to me.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-63353208884411249622012-07-31T01:31:22.719-06:002012-07-31T01:31:22.719-06:00Thanks Bill for posting this and to Michael for an...Thanks Bill for posting this and to Michael for answering the questions so frankly and intelligently. <br /><br />Like Maxine (and Redhill) I don't think the gender of an author is relevant to the characters - I've read great female characters written by men (including Hazel) and terrible female characters written by women.<br /><br />I hope this 'coming out' does not unduly influence anyone one way or the other with regards to the Inger Ash Wolfe books, they should be taken at face value and judged on their contentBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-20174098685231089212012-07-30T19:19:49.298-06:002012-07-30T19:19:49.298-06:00Maxine: Thanks for the comment and kind remarks. I...Maxine: Thanks for the comment and kind remarks. I was glad Michael took a stand in favour of writing about characters without concern over their gender.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-11782303043515460102012-07-30T19:17:08.955-06:002012-07-30T19:17:08.955-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I appreciate your ...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I appreciate your perspective as a writer on Michael's remarks about writing.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-55501239861283580942012-07-30T10:55:31.803-06:002012-07-30T10:55:31.803-06:00Yes, a fascinating Q/A - great questions and what ...Yes, a fascinating Q/A - great questions and what an intelligent set of answers. I did not much like the first one of this series because of the violence, but good luck to the author. I thought his portrayal of Hazel was good, but then I am one of those people who (like Michael Redhill) does not think the gender of the author is relevant to how well that person portrays characters of one gender or the other....it's talent and ability to write that readers like ;-)Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-89721067911114207132012-07-30T09:15:13.499-06:002012-07-30T09:15:13.499-06:00Bill - Thank you for this interesting interview an...Bill - Thank you for this interesting interview and for following up on this revelation. I am especially interested in Mr. Redhill's comments about really seeing the world through one's character's eyes and in that sense, becoming the character. It's a mark of real passion for writing and integrity about one's own writing in my opinion. This was really an interesting interview.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com