I’ve written a number of novels. My favorite genre was technothrillers. I was told by agents that I needed a gay character or some gay themes. I had to have more ethnic characters, primarily blacks. When I started to plot in the PC requirements they often detracted from the story I wanted to tell. I finally switched to fantasy and humor as I can create any sort of world and the publication requirements were not as rigid. I can also get across conservative themes and ideas and since they’re not in a contemporary setting they get missed by the literary commissars.
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if you’re being blocked by agents acting as the gate keepers to insure all are PC compliant... have you tried self publishing e-books?
your market would be world wide and not limited by costs and distribution times.
So your agents dictate what you must write and how? Why am I not surprised. That’s exactly why I’m sure I will give up on modern literature soon. I’ve already abandoned any hope of ever watching another good movie. As soon as the agenda becomes apparent I’m done.
There is little talent or emotional investment required to string a series of politically correct events together with some blood and guts, plus liberal amounts of graphic sexual content. Just about everything today is basic soft porn without any appeal to anything above the waist. It has become predictable and boring even to those who like exciting their baser instincts. Snuff films can’t be far off in this degenerate, Roman look-a-like society. The main players might be the same as then, rebellious Christians.(semi sarc)
Please consider writing something for the minority of us who crave something with yesterday’s flavors of inspiration, heroism, character and bravery. Perhaps life really does imitate art. Given the obvious differences between this century and the last I believe it. For the life of me I can’t see a memorable composer, artist or statesman coming out of this era.