With a hat tip to Sarah Weinman we have "Why Crime Novelists Don't Get Women" by Christopher Rice. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-04-12/why-crime-novelists-dont-get-women/ and over at Ed Gorman's blog he makes the point that it's not just women who are stereotyped. http://newimprovedgorman.blogspot.com/2010/04/stereotypes-public-seems-to-cherish.html
It does seem to be a problem within the fiction writing community, doesn't it? Writers tend to believe that they must have certain "types" of characters in order for their stories to get published. We see them in stories and on TV all the time, the wise-cracking buddy, the tough woman with the gay friend, the hero who keeps falling into fights and never gets a scratch. We get so into the "what sells" mindset, that we overlook the fact that life is filled with more than the stereotypes that live in fiction.
If you're looking for a few tips on finding your elusive "voice", be sure to check out Toni McGee Causey's Murderati post from this weekend. http://www.murderati.com/blog/2010/4/18/voice-1.html
And if you're in the mood for something to read drop on over to A Twist of Noir. There's lots of new stories over there including "The Missing Husband of Mildred Malloy" by David Cranmer that is quite excellent http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2010/04/twist-of-noir-424-david-cranmer.html and one from yours truly http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2010/04/twist-of-noir-431-sandra-seamans.html
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