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Little Star

(17,055 posts)
4. I've yet to come across a male Cozy writer. Any one know of some?...
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 12:45 PM
Apr 2012

Women are good at that type writing.

Well, take George Elliot for example.... Scuba Apr 2012 #1
I read a lot of science fiction which doesn't contain much romance to start with. Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #2
Yes mvccd1000 Apr 2012 #3
Yep, it was Ludlum fadedrose Apr 2012 #13
why do you think women writers marions ghost Jun 2012 #34
I don't think that, exactly. mvccd1000 Jun 2012 #40
I've yet to come across a male Cozy writer. Any one know of some?... Little Star Apr 2012 #4
How about Robin Pilcher? MaineDem Apr 2012 #6
I've never heard of him or his mother before. I'll have to look them up. Little Star Apr 2012 #8
Craig Johnson fadedrose Apr 2012 #14
I don't know why.... Little Star Apr 2012 #15
Sue Grafton Angry Dragon Apr 2012 #5
I never thought about this MaineDem Apr 2012 #7
Yes, Penney is one of my examples.. fadedrose Apr 2012 #12
Nothing much that I would consider not socially conditioned. bemildred Apr 2012 #9
allison is pretty rough, but i enjoy her stories. nt seabeyond May 2012 #26
Not familiar, and I see a lot of allisons when i google it. bemildred May 2012 #28
i am sorry. typed early before coffee, off memory, lol allison brennan. seabeyond May 2012 #29
One of the things I like about E-readers and E-publishing. bemildred May 2012 #30
I think both men and women have a place but agree the... Little Star Apr 2012 #10
That's what I wanted to say! MaineDem Apr 2012 #11
I read book written by both men and women Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #16
just like the movies marions ghost Jun 2012 #35
It isn't even stereotypes, it is freaking Wonder Woman Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #36
Well fadedrose Jun 2012 #37
LOL. Cheerios it is! Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #38
Too many things (none appropriate for Books: Fiction) fadedrose Jun 2012 #39
You are right, I am sorry I asked. But relating to books, Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #42
More realistic and well developed female characters. BlueIris Apr 2012 #17
Yes. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #19
The romance in the Harry Potter Books were not that way. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #18
I don't read cozies or romances Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #20
My taste has changed so much in 5 years fadedrose Apr 2012 #22
a little survey of my book shelves JitterbugPerfume Apr 2012 #21
Its really telling what fiction a serious reader prefers....here's a few of mine..... Rowdyboy May 2012 #31
My favorite example is James Tiptree, Jr. Actual first name: dimbear May 2012 #23
" She also occasionally wrote under the pseudonym Raccoona Sheldon (1974–77). " raccoon May 2012 #24
I write more empathetically when I use my pen name "Anne Ominous" Bruce Wayne May 2012 #25
that may be so on a lot of female authors, but i find with a lot of male author the loser pathetic seabeyond May 2012 #27
It doesn't matter to me whether an author is male or female justiceischeap May 2012 #32
My favorite authors are usually female clyrc May 2012 #33
I also don't care whether the author is male or female; most books I read closeupready Jun 2012 #41
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