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Selling Books with GLBTQ Characters

Why can't you sell your "gay" book into the mainstream? Here are some thoughts on it.

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[desayunoencama.livejournal.com]

The other problem is that most queer readers don't a) bother to read and b) also don't read outside their particular identity.

Gay writers don't read lesbian authors enough and vice versa, but both tend to complain when the "mainstream" won't pay attention to them, even though they're not paying attention to one another in their shared homosocial battle within publishing.

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

Problem a) is especially troubling. I saw that at the recent Gaylaxicon. A science-fiction con with mostly media fans. ::shakes head in sorrow::