Looking at the average stats for stories in Interracial at Lit, I’m not really doing that bad.  The scores seem pretty low on average, and my vote total isn’t too shabby in comparison to the average either.  Compared to other categories, it just doesn’t have the audience and seems to have a lot of either haters or purists that only want one type of story.

One comment hints at it, and I suspect the primary reason it’s getting hit is that Grace doesn’t try to pretend she’s someone she’s not.  She grew up in the neighborhood the way I envision her, and the way she talks reflects that.  It doesn’t make her dumb, though people seem to perceive it that way.

Looking at the top-scoring stories with this coupling, there’s very little focus on the racial dynamics between the primary characters.  There’s no “lingo” at all in the dialogue, and the physical attributes are rarely mentioned.  Removing a handful of words would make it possible to put any ethnicity on the characters that you wanted.

While I understand “we’re all the same”, what’s the point of an interracial category if you’re not keying in on differences, while at the same time showing that there really are things that tie us all together? ( Finding the right person in the least expected place, for example LOL )

I don’t know.  I like Grace.  She’s got flavor, and that’s what makes her interesting to me.  If the readership of the category doesn’t agree with me, oh well!  At least a few of you enjoyed it, and that’s worth it to me.  Maybe next time, I’ll have a character in mind that fits better with the expectations of the regulars in the category.

Should have Good Will back from editing tomorrow, ready to submit on Sunday and post about 4-5 days later.  Toying with a mom/son idea for Valentine’s.