Originally posted at Uncreated Conscience.

Last week I swore that this week I would blog about race in fiction. I absolutely intend to adhere to my resolutions, but I will need help in the coming days. Today I am going to blog about representing race in fiction, what I’d like to see, what I think (and hope) works, etc. However, after that, I’m at a ( Read more... )

Originally posted at Uncreated Conscience.

You know, back in the days before I started working in publishing, you really couldn’t get me to shut up online; I blogged with such frequency it was ridiculous. Now that I have actual substantive things to say, I can’t corral my undergrad expository paper-writing tendencies enough to distill my thoughts ( Read more... )

Originally posted at Uncreated Conscience.

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time, but I haven’t been able to get my head around it. (Not to mention I have been so swamped with work that I don’t have time to sleep, let alone blog.) I acknowledge that I am longwinded and prosaic on a good day and this post promised to be a monster. I ( Read more... )

Originally posted at Uncreated Conscience.

My long weekend was not exactly very restful as I was far more social than my introverted heart could handle. I am back in the office today (marginally more quiet because El Jefe is on vacation), reveling in the quiet time that comes from sitting in a beautiful brownstone in Chelsea reading manuscripts and ( Read more... )