Guest Post – Writing the Controversial by Charlie Cochrane

Writing the controversial

Okay, maybe “controversial” is overegging the pudding in this case, but when authors touch on subjects like politics or disability or religion in their books, they can find themselves losing readers who may not agree with the views they – or their characters – espouse. In the case of my latest novella, I’m being contentious by having a gay priest who (gasp!) has sex and enjoys it.

Now, I guess that the readership for books self selects, so people who are fervent in...