#WritersCoffeeClub 15/10
Should writers disclose their political opinions?
I'm setting the word "should" aside here, but I'll be coming back to it in the next toot.
Ultimately, I don't think it matters if they do or don't. An astute critical reader will be able to ascertain it. For example, I could already read Purity Culture all over Twlight, I didn't need to know Meyer's religious politics in order to figure that out. Likewise, with Pullman's His Dark Materials, I didn't need to know that Pullman had disdain for establishment religion. It was already baked into the work.
I think it's impossible for writers to not add their political thoughts to a work, even in a "non-political" work. Our politics are a part of our perspective. A writer usually infuses their work with their perspective. The only way they don't is by writing the most generic story...but even that has political implications.
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