Writing a novel is really hard. And people have to learn how to do that. Have to be in writing groups, have to be critiqued. They have to go through that long, long, long, process. There are relatively few geniuses.
Most people have to work at it.
Lesbian visibility is becoming an increasing vital political issue in the community. There have been some minor steps forward in mainstream media, but they have been few and far between and most often distorted. Nancy has been a political activist in one way or another for over twenty years. We talked about Lesbian visibility, role models, and generally where we're headed. Firebrand has always been a Feminist and Lesbian press, from the very beginning, and we articulated that and manuscripts are selected in that fashion.