So! I'm working on Queer. Last time I started working on it again, something felt wrong. I stopped, and re-read A Little Weird. After doing so I was like, "Ah! I see what's wrong in Queer: I've lost the character's voices ( Read more... )

I'm still working on that two line blurb, guys. Since you were so helpful last time, I give you more choices! Would any of these make you think, "Hmmm, maybe I should look into this book a little more ( Read more... )

Found this great article on one way (and some things to consider) when world building for fantasy or sci fi, and how to create a society where there's either gender equality or female warriors (or both).

Female Warriors in Fantasy, by Django Wexler

The first bit:

This piece got its start in a Twitter exchange about the ridiculousness of the armor ( Read more... )

Every so often I'll refer to cultural racism in movies or books, and people ask me what I'm talking about.

Overt racism everyone can recognize: someone calls people of color by an offensive term, someone joins the KKK, someone says "all people of this race are stupid." Cultural racism is harder to spot. This is a brief look at it: if you're really ( Read more... )

So, here's the thing about being me (and I wonder if other authors have this problem, if older authors had this problem, or if other authors DO have this problem if it's a new phenomena): I get ideas for fic SO EASILY ( Read more... )

The word "taint" always makes me think of anal sex, in a grubby, crude kind of way ( Read more... )

You know what I need? I need a specific day when I'll talk about what's upcoming. (Also, I can do it at any other time, but then I'll remember to do it.) That will be the first Friday of every month, if I remember. >.> So, come back next week to see what's what ( Read more... )