tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post8090650411841948197..comments2024-01-30T03:31:56.795-07:00Comments on White Readers Meet Black Authors: Meet: Erica KennedyCarleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-64150097656719280132009-12-07T14:39:35.406-07:002009-12-07T14:39:35.406-07:00You had me at "I think a woman showing her an...You had me at "I think a woman showing her anger is a feminist act as is writing a chick lit about one". I will definitely grab a copy of Feminista. Thanks!CKHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-38588468392611649692009-12-06T09:47:26.264-07:002009-12-06T09:47:26.264-07:00Welcome new readers!
Caroline, I got burned by S...Welcome new readers! <br /><br />Caroline, I got burned by Slumdog too. My husband walked out on in, but I stayed thinking there would be a payoff. The Bollywood number really wasn't worth the emotional pain the movie put me through.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-2379375371284565162009-12-05T20:08:59.952-07:002009-12-05T20:08:59.952-07:00Happy Blog-aversary. You write some compelling bo...Happy Blog-aversary. You write some compelling book reviews. i have picked out several that I want to check out (including yours, of course!) Enjoyed your coevred of Push/Precious and comparison to Slumdog Millionaire. I felt really burned by that film (be happy! see, they are dancing at the end!) but also want to see the performances in Precious. <br />Looking forward to reading even more posts.Caroline Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551500494780247131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-31349372850424061712009-12-05T14:40:41.871-07:002009-12-05T14:40:41.871-07:00excellent post! I am bookmarking your blog right n...excellent post! I am bookmarking your blog right now!!!Khay Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186535106641077736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-50985728645665966092009-12-05T12:10:44.525-07:002009-12-05T12:10:44.525-07:00Brilliant interview. I am yet to read any of Ms. ...Brilliant interview. I am yet to read any of Ms. Kennedy's books, but being as funny and keenly insightful as she is....I have put bling and feminista on my wishlist. Best of success to her with her writing career.Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589132262277218937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-47560196779935399932009-12-03T13:53:22.520-07:002009-12-03T13:53:22.520-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Cioara Andreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477328124106483120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-44138149976780596682009-12-03T10:26:15.651-07:002009-12-03T10:26:15.651-07:00Angela, an agent told me my character Shay in Oran...Angela, an agent told me my character Shay in Orange Mint and Honey was unlikeable too. I wonder how many male writers/characters get that critique?Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-61185853771634935442009-12-03T10:16:44.111-07:002009-12-03T10:16:44.111-07:00A character's likability is so subjective. I&#...A character's likability is so subjective. I've got a project on submission now and have gotten mostly positive feedback from editors. But recently there was one editor who hated my main character and found her to be cold, unsympathetic and unlikeable. <br /><br />I don't happen to agreed but I remember thinking, what's the big deal? Why does she have to be likable? She's got flaws. If she were a real person, not everyone would like her, either.angela henryhttp://www.angelahenry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-18195052211372719212009-12-02T02:24:06.550-07:002009-12-02T02:24:06.550-07:00Saw this book mentioned here a while back and I ki...Saw this book mentioned here a while back and I kind of thought it wasn't for me, but now I want it. Any book that takes on the idea that a female character has to always be likeable and the only way to make them likeable is to make them incapable of doing anything is a feminist triumph.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-84441497894841076582009-12-01T12:51:01.700-07:002009-12-01T12:51:01.700-07:00Ernessa, Yes, I thought Erica hit several nails sq...Ernessa, Yes, I thought Erica hit several nails square on the head. I'm happy to run this interview on the blog!<br /><br />K.L., Isn't it interesting how a strong female character so easily gets labeled "bitch"?Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-10571472983238648012009-12-01T12:40:09.462-07:002009-12-01T12:40:09.462-07:00This was a great interview. I'm currently read...This was a great interview. I'm currently reading Feminista as we speak, and I love the character. I never really thought of her as a bitch but just as a woman with a strong personality, who knows what she will and will not tolerate. <br /><br />I was particularly intrigued about the question on the book cover and whether she considered herself a "black writer." <br /><br />When I first bought the book, I looked at Erica's picture in the back. I started reading the book, thinking, "She sounds black. So who is this white chick on the cover???" lol After I got a chapter or so in, I didn't even think about it again. As a matter of fact, I thought it was a great marketing strategy to keep the book from being pigeon-holed like so many black authors are these days. Whatever the reasoning was behind it, I think it works. <br /><br />I'm like Erica in many ways. I was one of four black people in my high school graduating class, started school at the University of Akron, which was like 5% black at the time. So, I've led a very integrated life and that is reflected in my writing and my pop cultural references. Can't get away from it. <br /><br />Anyway, I look forward to more great things from her. And I think Feminista would make a great movie!K.L. Brady author of The Bum Magnethttp://www.klbradywrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-77036247192107637922009-12-01T11:47:08.648-07:002009-12-01T11:47:08.648-07:00What a great interview! I loved "Bling" ...What a great interview! I loved "Bling" -- that book just really stayed with me and I still find myself thinking about certain elements of it to this day.<br /><br />But I'm thinking as a Smith College grad that I'm going to love "Feminista" even more. And I agree w/ Ms. Kennedy about the lack of strong women in chick lit. It's really turned me off the genre and made me wonder if there's still an underlying desire to be "saved" in the American woman even though we're stronger than ever.<br /><br />One last thing: Ms. Kennedy really nailed on the head what drives me SO crazy about Sasha Fierce. It upsets me that Beyonce is this great business woman and a strong role model, but when little girls want to be her, most times they're only thinking about the hair and the body and the fame. <br /><br />Thanks so much for this interview.Ernessa, author of 32 Candleshttp://www.32candles.comnoreply@blogger.com