female/male writers: Discuss

Fergal. I was trying very hard to word it without saying either write better than the other, but it was late, I was tired, and I obviously failed. I should perhaps draw the distinction between a strong (note: not "good") story, and a good book. In my opinion the latter does not require the former (but it helps). It's a massive generalisation but it seems that women write a different type of book to men. Men only like man books but women like both. I was glad to discover several more excellent female authors on my bookshelves after I posted that, I have organised them all together so they can talk about shoes and makeup with each other.

Hayley's theory of everything: anyone can convince themselves of anything if the circumstances require

nope, you didn't fail Dan. Actually I was just making sure nobody thought that I thought women were better. Emma - you write stuff like that when you are drunk?? I am mightily impressed. When I am drunk I write things like pfidfmkw d sfdof or send emails to long lost loves who don't actually want to hear from me.

How can you possibly be right Jon, when everyone knows I am?

Right you are George, right of Bush and perhaps Atilla The Hun. You have unusual views for someone who claims to be a pacifist. Not to mention threatening to break Yorkie's nose....

Threaten? It would have been a promise. Even jesus lost his rag and kicked the short change all over the temple floor. Don't push your luck.

Sorry, Kath, but the "Fear Of Flying" by Erica Jong is a landmark feminist book from the seventies and quite sexually explicit, I'm not sure you'd like it.

That was righteous indignation George, and He attacked the furniture not the people.

Thanks Neil and yes you are right...

Hey Hen, I think I started this thread. Your thread was the other one entitled How bad is this line? methinks. This one was called male/female writers:discuss. I know this because I thought of it myself. No problem or anything, but you know...