Amy Wallace expands and updates her look at this year’s Hugo Awards and the people involved that she first reported on in August. I found the first version very illuminating and this latest version is just that or more so: really going into some of the personalities and passions on the different sides.
It’s certainly true that you should write from your own perspective. Chasing trends is generally not an ingredient in a unique voice. At the same time, I count the denizens of speculative fiction as my tribe, so I think it’s good to know some of the conversations the tribe is having (in this case, it appears there’s some discussion of who gets to be in the tribe).
P.S. Here’s a closer look at the Alfie Awards mentioned in the article.