Christian Toto interviews Sarah A. Hoyt (via
Instapundit).
Hoyt is that rare, outspoken conservative in the literary realm. It’s
a confession she didn’t make right away. Keeping her views to herself
took its toll.
“You’re constantly lying and watching every word you speak,” says Hoyt, who contributes to the conservative web site Instapundit. “It’s what I used to feel like at [fantasy] conventions.”
Life is easier now that she’s more open about her political philosophies. Revealing her ideology did have a downside.
“It’s very odd to see people who you’ve been friends with for 15
years say you’re a fascist,” she says of some publishing peers. “It
means they didn’t even bother to read what you wrote. They’re
desperately trying to stay with the ‘in crowd.’”
Groupthink isn’t relegated to Hollywood cocktail parties.
“The moment you say, ‘no, I don’t agree that the Democratic party is
the salvation of mankind and Hillary is our redeemer,’ suddenly you’ve
become a monster. You’re not a person,” says Hoyt, who calls her new
book “Through Fire (Darkship)
” a “fictionalized French revolution.”
She says she initially kept her views private in order to break into the publishing industry.
“I recognized the power structure. I came from Europe. I’ve seen It
before,” she says. “I wanted to be published. There’s no great heroism
in not being able to reach the public.”
