I’m always interested to stumble upon reviews of my work where people I’ve never met call me by my first name. And we’re not talking Goodreads, either — actual reviews that cite, say, Butler as Butler me as “Sheila.” What does it take to earn one’s own last name?
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@seeshespeak Uggh. FWIW, Dr. Liming, this is something I intentionally teach in all my writing courses. That first-name for women authors habit is hardwired! And so annoying!
@mike_sell Very annoying—and also annoying that it has to be explicitly taught! But I agree and think it does need to be, sadly.