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Bah Larry Send a noteboard - 14/09/2009 01:09:10 AM
I almost said "it was implied," but that suggests that it was your intention to imply it.

Anyway. Saying "I must read some female authors" is a quota, if a particularly loosely-defined one. It's only a "loaded term" in the context of starting an argument about it, I find.

But I can certainly understand why he might have taken that implication from your post. So suggesting that it springs from some sort of deficit in his character... well, it strikes me as sort of ingenuous.


Not a "deficit" at all, but at worst a missed opportunity is what I would have thought in such cases. That and I like to occasionally employ "bandwagon" techniques to sway people from time to time ;)
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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This board is severely lacking in discussion of female authors Larry - 12/09/2009 08:11:46 AM 1199 Views
One of my two favorite authors is Melanie Rawn. MightyYT - 12/09/2009 09:16:40 AM 610 Views
Agreed. She is yay! *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 12/09/2009 04:05:38 PM 388 Views
That is very thinly veiled pimping of your blog, Larry *NM* Camilla - 12/09/2009 10:48:22 AM 429 Views
No Larry - 12/09/2009 10:52:12 AM 714 Views
I think what you mean is this board is lacking in discussion of lesser-known authors... Legolas - 12/09/2009 10:49:56 AM 741 Views
While part of that is true, part of it really deals with a thought when I glanced through the posts Larry - 12/09/2009 10:55:07 AM 735 Views
Re: Legolas - 12/09/2009 11:11:48 AM 778 Views
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do you see a lot of urban fantasy discussed here? random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:24:26 PM 717 Views
The most popular author in the world is female. *NM* Haggard - 15/09/2009 03:34:27 AM 307 Views
Incorrect. Werthead - 15/09/2009 04:14:06 PM 764 Views
You might want to edit that... jh - 15/09/2009 04:40:32 PM 829 Views
Agreed. Craig - 15/09/2009 07:09:11 PM 779 Views
Actually, most of those authors are talked about on other boards and blogs Larry - 16/09/2009 12:22:46 AM 682 Views
... That doesn't actually change the truth-value of his statement. *NM* Craig - 16/09/2009 05:31:30 AM 398 Views
I think it does Larry - 16/09/2009 06:40:58 AM 718 Views
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Probably. Werthead - 16/09/2009 04:51:57 AM 1024 Views
It is not uncommon in the publishing industry to pull tricks like that. jh - 16/09/2009 11:19:04 AM 718 Views
True. Werthead - 19/09/2009 03:07:03 AM 960 Views
Review of Kate Griffin's A Madness of Angels coming soon. *NM* Craig - 12/09/2009 05:18:30 PM 350 Views
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I've heard she's written a little slash. True? *NM* rebelaessedai - 16/09/2009 01:53:58 AM 313 Views
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How very clever. Joker - 17/09/2009 02:08:19 AM 893 Views
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The Yellin will be within the next couple of weeks Larry - 13/09/2009 10:28:21 PM 661 Views
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Jaine Fenn looks very interesting random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:17:05 PM 697 Views
... we talk about whatever comes to mind. *NM* rebelaessedai - 15/09/2009 03:13:21 PM 295 Views
This post is severely lacking in discussion of male authors. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2009 04:42:23 PM 417 Views
Hey, doesn't Dan Brown have a new book coming out soon? *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 07:09:36 PM 313 Views
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