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mucholderthandirt

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25. LOL Just not true overall. And don't forget, self publishing has over-taken romance from trad pub.

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #16)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 04:04 PM

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And, two authors make up 80% of total unit sales: Collen Hoover and Emily Henry.

There's a lot going on in publishing these days. It's not all about romance, and it's not all about traditional publishing.

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What's with male fiction writers? [View all] LAS14 Sunday OP

maybe most readers of fiction are women? nt msongs Sunday #1

Most readers are, indeed, female. Multiple studies and polls have shown this. mucholderthandirt Sunday #23

I don't think DeepWinter Sunday #2

I was going to post something about women in general being more creative and having better imaginations, and then..... EarnestPutz Sunday #3

Great post ... anciano Sunday #9

Thank you. Given the subject, I felt that I had to put in some effort. :) EarnestPutz Sunday #10

So men aren't reading these days? ananda Sunday #4

fewer men with degrees. bucolic_frolic Sunday #5

excuse me, MEN don't have the spare time? mainer Sunday #14

Does your library have a separate science fiction / fantasy section? RockRaven Sunday #6

I'm betting it's more 50/50 M/F in SF and fantasy mainer Sunday #13

The funny thing about SF? Of any type? Most readers are female, and these days, most writers as well. mucholderthandirt Sunday #24

CJ Cherryh and Julian May are two more AZSkiffyGeek Sunday #31

Hard sci-fi is probably closer to 90/10 AZSkiffyGeek Sunday #30

What a good suggestion!!! LAS14 Sunday #18

If you look at the nominees for the Hugo awards Retrograde Sunday #28

I'm not surprised. I read more than just about anyone I know. Aristus Sunday #33

Are you counting journalists? lame54 Sunday #7

I don't understand the question. I was surveying fiction books. nt LAS14 Sunday #34

Men are writing Jilly_in_VA Sunday #8

Men favor non-fiction, women favor fiction Sympthsical Sunday #11

The majority of fiction readers are women mainer Sunday #12

Their parents pitch a bitch if they want to major in the humanities? Iris Sunday #15

Also that. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #17

This is a result of which genre is dominating the fiction market. LudwigPastorius Sunday #16

LOL Just not true overall. And don't forget, self publishing has over-taken romance from trad pub. mucholderthandirt Sunday #25

To those of you who have observed... LAS14 Sunday #19

I'm female, I read a lot, and I almost never read fiction. milestogo Sunday #20

Well, in the mid 70s, it didnt take me long to figure out that MineralMan Sunday #21

I don't believe this is a valid observation. mucholderthandirt Sunday #22

Who is on your radar these days in terms of great fiction writers? Mike 03 Sunday #29

There are some great sci-fi writers tackling global warming AZSkiffyGeek Sunday #32

Maybe because men are no longer encouraged to be fully educated? haele Sunday #26

My observation... there has only been ONE huge female crossover author... WarGamer Sunday #27