Exposing Eden (I told myself I wouldn't get sucked in ...)
No doubt you've heard or read the controversy over the book Revealing Eden. (If you haven't yet, don't worry you will.) First I should say I haven't read it so I cannot comment on it's content. However, I did read the author, Victoria Foyt's blog, "White, and in the minority," and I found it to be inflammatory. It struck me as the sort of blog that would incite readers to make comments for and against while becoming increasingly angry not so much with the author as with each other.
I am all for freedom of speech and I believe authors should write about what they feel strongly about. (Hey, I don't have to read it *palms in the air*).
When I come across something like this [her blog], mostly, I am curious as to what would drive someone to write what they have. So I wondered what motivated her. Is she really quaking in her boots over the possible annihilation of the white race in the future? Does she really fear for her progeny? (Because, apparently, the plausible scenario is that a non-white majority would be vengeful and oppress the white minority.) I came to the conclusion that fear was not her motivation. I'm not convinced that she buys into that theory - or even cares! She just needs the attention.
The thing is, it's a jungle out there - in the world of book publishing, that is. There's just so much out there to distract people from reading. It's an industry that's been on the decline for a while. There are so many authors vying for the attention of so few readers. If you're an author you'll probably know that, these days, it is often a requirement to submit a marketing plan (for potential book sales) along with a manuscript to be considered for publication and it is now the reponisiblity of the published author to play an active part in selling their books. Some book marketing experts believe the marketing plan is as (if not more) important than the book itself and should be written before the novel. I suspect Victoria Foyt chose to write that book because she knew how controversial it would be. In her blog she is also being as controversial and inflammatory as she can get away with in order to rouse curiosity about the book, since her motivation is to increase sales of her book. It'll probably work too.
I am all for freedom of speech and I believe authors should write about what they feel strongly about. (Hey, I don't have to read it *palms in the air*).
When I come across something like this [her blog], mostly, I am curious as to what would drive someone to write what they have. So I wondered what motivated her. Is she really quaking in her boots over the possible annihilation of the white race in the future? Does she really fear for her progeny? (Because, apparently, the plausible scenario is that a non-white majority would be vengeful and oppress the white minority.) I came to the conclusion that fear was not her motivation. I'm not convinced that she buys into that theory - or even cares! She just needs the attention.
The thing is, it's a jungle out there - in the world of book publishing, that is. There's just so much out there to distract people from reading. It's an industry that's been on the decline for a while. There are so many authors vying for the attention of so few readers. If you're an author you'll probably know that, these days, it is often a requirement to submit a marketing plan (for potential book sales) along with a manuscript to be considered for publication and it is now the reponisiblity of the published author to play an active part in selling their books. Some book marketing experts believe the marketing plan is as (if not more) important than the book itself and should be written before the novel. I suspect Victoria Foyt chose to write that book because she knew how controversial it would be. In her blog she is also being as controversial and inflammatory as she can get away with in order to rouse curiosity about the book, since her motivation is to increase sales of her book. It'll probably work too.
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