Okay, I am not quite sure exactly what you want answered in this! I will say that Tor/Forge has published several books with GLBT characters as both primary and secondary characters, in several genres, not just SF/F. We don't care about race, sex, or sexual preference of the characters in the books we publish. We want interesting stories. We want interesting (and good) writing. We want interesting (and compelling) characters. Any Tor/Forge editor will tell you this.
That said, marketing books with GLBT characters is a different story. For example, the target audience of the paranormal romance list is not GLBT-identified persons, and therefore none of the paranormal romances have GLBT primary characters.
As I've said to several people, I'll cover this more later on, but for the moment, all I can say is that you have to read the market if you want to write for it. And that is way more work than anyone ever expects.
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Re: Let me get this straight... (grin)
Date: 2006-03-29 08:12 am (UTC)That said, marketing books with GLBT characters is a different story. For example, the target audience of the paranormal romance list is not GLBT-identified persons, and therefore none of the paranormal romances have GLBT primary characters.
As I've said to several people, I'll cover this more later on, but for the moment, all I can say is that you have to read the market if you want to write for it. And that is way more work than anyone ever expects.