Pretty Words, Jane; Would That You Were Too

[snopes]

Nobody knows for sure what Jane Austen looked like, which is causing some of her admirers a degree of anxiety these days. Was she attractive or not? What if, to put it bluntly, she became a writer in part because she didn’t have the looks to land a husband along the lines of a Mr. Darcy or a Mr. Knightley?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/we...01mcgrath.html

[Tantei Kid]

Or did her sister not become a professional artist for some reason?

Writers are rarely attractive.


As a writer myself, I think I'm allowed to say that. Certainly holds true for me.

[Artemis]

I think Stephen King's an attractive dude.

But does it really matter? People aren't going around talking about the attractiveness of male writers like Hemingway or Fitzgerald or the like...can't we just judge her on her writings?

[Jay Temple]

Originally Posted by Artemis

But does it really matter?

My reaction was, "Who cares?" and that hardly seems worth posting. Your complete thought is what I meant.

[candy from strangers]

Hello, you're all totally under-reacting. Like, if she wasn't hot then the stories aren't as good, duh.