I really wanted to start off this blog with some sort of bang. I guess you can say it's in my genes as a writer to open with something that will snare the reader's attention and hold it to my mercy, making them hang on every word and finish with a "thank you sir, may I have another?"
Unfortunately, I've come up with nothing. So instead I'm dedicating my first post to an insightful article I saw on Tumblr about one of the struggles a woman author has to contend with in an already insanely difficult industry to get a foot into. Writing prowess should not be determined by the bits you possess, but by skill, talent, and what you have to offer to the reader.
"If you are a female author, you are much more likely to get a package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. We’re the high fructose corn syrup of literature, even when our products are the same." ~ Maureen Johnson
The Gender Coverup, by Maureen Johnson
