All my friends had suffered as a result as I regaled them with each new thing I had found out – my personal favourite being that various cosmic forces would align and the human race would gain superpowers. My head had been full of them for the past two months as I researched, picking out the best selections our budget could afford. For two hours each night, starting in the first week of December, we had been showing films and docos about doomsday theories and conspiracies. The bosses at the station I worked for had made me in charge of an “End of the World Marathon”. “You have been a bit full on,” said Roger.ĬOUNTDOWN UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD: A TIGERS AND DEVILS SHORT 5 SEAN KENNEDY “You’re just obsessed with it, and I’m sick of hearing about it.” “Dec is scared of the upcoming apocalypse.” “This conversation is really morbid,” Declan said. She was still refraining from any alcohol, although she had said that if the world did end she would have one last gin and tonic.
“You mean does that little island get wiped off the planet first?” I replied. “So, when is the end of the world meant to happen, anyway?” Roger asked. So a longwinded response to a very complex question - ANYONE can, and should, write MM - but please remember you're writing about a disenfranchised minority and not make the characters cardboard fetishes.Īnd also, I'm just one voice.A TIGERS AND DEVILS SHORT by SEAN KENNEDYĬOUNTDOWN UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD: A TIGERS AND DEVILS SHORT 2 SEAN KENNEDY For KristobelĬOUNTDOWN UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD: A TIGERS AND DEVILS SHORT 3 SEAN KENNEDYĬOUNTDOWN UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD: A TIGERS AND DEVILS SHORT 4 SEAN KENNEDY APPROX. It can be very discouraging and disheartening. Allies must have a care not to become the spokespeople, and sometimes I think that gets shafted in the MM genre, when any time an LGBTQ person has a criticism to make they often get shouted down.
What I do think, however, is that when you're writing about a minority, you must show respect for them and be careful not to misappropriate. Yet I also devoured Anne Rice's books and swooned over the tortured love of Louis and Lestat. I do get the notion of 'authenticity' though - as a queer teen I sought out books by gay men in order to, I guess, learn from the feet of those who had gone before me. I do get the notion of 'authenticity' tho …more It's an open genre, and I don't think gender has anything to play with the strength or 'quality' of a story.
Sean Kennedy It's an open genre, and I don't think gender has anything to play with the strength or 'quality' of a story.
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