[ SECRET POST #2227 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2227 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[Roswell]


__________________________________________________



02.
[Gyakuten Saiban/Ace Attorney]


__________________________________________________



03.
[Pokemon]


__________________________________________________



04.
[The Vampire Diaries]


__________________________________________________



05.
[Teen Wolf]


__________________________________________________



06.
[Les Miserables: Shojo Cosette]


__________________________________________________



07.
[The Hobbit]


__________________________________________________



08.
[Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss, Dan Handler]


__________________________________________________



09.
[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)]


__________________________________________________



10.
[Power Rangers]


__________________________________________________



11.
[Star Wars: The Old Republic]


__________________________________________________



12.
[Big Bang Theory]


__________________________________________________



13.
[Breaking Bad]

__________________________________________________



14.
[Troy Baker]


__________________________________________________



15.
[Magi; Final Fantasy IX]


__________________________________________________



16.
[Skyrim]


__________________________________________________



17.
[Supernatural]


__________________________________________________



18.
[Penn & Teller]


__________________________________________________



19.
[Flight Facilities - With You]


__________________________________________________



20.
[Neil Gaiman]


__________________________________________________















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 043 secrets from Secret Submission Post #318.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[merrily]

Just because you haven't read it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The three people you mention all have a flare for the fantastic - why not go ask your local sci-fi/fantasy bookseller or sci-fi/fantasy loving librarian for recommendations for female writers?

If you have no such person to go to, let me be your proxy! Here are some of my faves: Robin McKinley's "Sunshine" (w/ cover blurb by Neil Gaiman, btw), a book about a human and a vampire up against A CRAPLOAD OF PROBLEMS but without any ridiculous stalkery love affair.

Also good: NK Jemisin's breathtaking Inheritance trilogy, about a world where gods walk among humans and power-brokering is running amok.

More female authors to try: Justine Larbalestier (I'm thinking of "Liar" in particular), James Tiptree Jr. (everything), Alison Goodman ("Singing The Dogstar Blues"), Connie Willis, Sarah Rees Brennan, Francesca Lia Block.

There are many many excellent female authors. This does not mean that they need to be your favourites -- Neil is great; go ahead and love him. But don't assume that because the three people whose work you love best are dudes that ONLY dudes are writing the kind of thing that floats your boat.

(Seriously, try Sunshine.)

[merrily]

Hey, I kind of missed the point of your secret. Whoops! Sorry! Also, I realized in my list are 2 people with deliberately androgynous or even male names, which were deliberate choices to circumvent the difficulty of Publishing While In Possession of Ladybits, thus kind of underlining your original point.

It's true that there seems to be a bias in favour of dudes in terms of getting famous for your inventive mind. But please don't let that deter you. I'm clearly an example of someone who's found lots of female creative vision that I love, and which I will foist cheerfully and without prompting on all comers. I promise you that if you commit to making art you will find your own such audience. Good work finds its cheerleaders. I hope I end up being yours someday!

Best wishes, anon.