Thread: Romance Writers of America implodes over handling of criticism of racism
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Old 01-03-2020, 11:17 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Some folks can't separate the work from the author, and it works both ways.
Some ascribe a character's beliefs to the author's personal life even when the story makes then an antagonist, anti-hero, or outright villain. (S.M. Stirling's DRAKA series almost got him tarred and feathered.)

In other cases, perfectly fine stories get lionized until the author gives one interview too many or somebody close to them gets them branded as unsavory. Whereupon the author gets ostracized and the previously lionized books get flagged as trash, even post mortem.

Orson Scott Card and Marion Zimmer Bradley come to mind.

Oftentimes it is best not to know anything about the author and let the work speak for itself.
Yep. I just care if I enjoy the story.
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