I just found this...I'm a huge fan of NPR and to satisfy this obsession I have subscribed to it, or "friended" it on Facebook so that I can catch up on some of the more interesting stories tha t I missed throughout the day while at work. NPR, and/or Michigan public radio, always has the most interesting stories. Today was no exception. This evening, as I was catching up on Facebook news and NPR news, I came across this story http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/06/02/136893356/nobel-laureate-v-s-naipaul-says-no-woman-is-his-literary-equal?sc=fb&cc=fp
The Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul believes that no woman is his literary equal. No question, according to him and he is very confident that he can spy a female writer just by reading a paragraph...really. So NPR created a little quiz to see what their readers thought: Can you tell a woman writer from a male writer just by reading a paragraph? Initially I thought that that was an impossible feat, because writing is writing and if you have the talent and you want to write as the opposite sex, you have to be convincing. It's an art. In the end, I proved myself right... 5 out of 10, geesh! I take that as a compliment. I don't want to know a woman writer from a male when I'm reading, I want to know the story. I'll read about the author later, at the end, in the about the author section, just kidding of course. However, I do feel that a writer, a good writer, should be able to write a piece and not be able to be identified by their gender. THAT is talent. Think of the possibilites it could offer you as a writer and not only that, but to be a "healthy" writer, you gotta have the ability to change your skin.
The Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul believes that no woman is his literary equal. No question, according to him and he is very confident that he can spy a female writer just by reading a paragraph...really. So NPR created a little quiz to see what their readers thought: Can you tell a woman writer from a male writer just by reading a paragraph? Initially I thought that that was an impossible feat, because writing is writing and if you have the talent and you want to write as the opposite sex, you have to be convincing. It's an art. In the end, I proved myself right... 5 out of 10, geesh! I take that as a compliment. I don't want to know a woman writer from a male when I'm reading, I want to know the story. I'll read about the author later, at the end, in the about the author section, just kidding of course. However, I do feel that a writer, a good writer, should be able to write a piece and not be able to be identified by their gender. THAT is talent. Think of the possibilites it could offer you as a writer and not only that, but to be a "healthy" writer, you gotta have the ability to change your skin.
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