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Just Us Women
After a stumble-start last fall, my experiment with a women-only karate class is off to a fantastic new start. The first class was on Tuesday, with seven women in attendance. Most uncomfortable...
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The Conversation Continues
WordPress lets me see the places where others have clicked links to reach my site. I didn’t recognize one of the referring pages that landed on a past post (It’s the Same Advice), so I clicked it to...
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Women, Reviews, and Self-Publishing
I thought of writing a long post on the conversation about the visibility of women writers in SFF, but decided it all boils down to this: I am sick unto death of seeing articles and opinion pieces...
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Guest Blogging On Gender Equality In Fantasy
Today I’m a guest at Anne E. Johnson’s blog, where I talk about putting women (plural!) of agency and influence at the core of the story. Traditional gender roles are hard to combat for the...
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Worthy Regardless
Back in June, Anne Johnson hosted my guest blog post on writing gender equality in epic adventure fantasy. Just a couple days ago, this 2011 story got a bump when it was featured on Tor.com. And it...
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The Short Version, Because That’s All It Needs
From The Guardian comes this observant article on the success women are finding in self-publishing. Reactions can be summed up thusly: “Let me argue the methodology! Let me discredit a single line in...
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My End to the “Strong Female Character” Roundabout
I made the mistake of reading yet another pair of articles examining what it means to write a “REAL” Strong Female Character. I should know better, truly. Thousands upon thousands of words expended on...
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All Alone and Safe
According to many people, I put myself in great danger last week. I took an irresponsible risk. I performed an act that, while totally stupid, required great bravery. I did something many others said...
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Where the Boundaries Are Drawn
(This article originally appeared on These Certain Musings in July 2012.) This story troubles me greatly. It’s taken me awhile to pinpoint exactly–beyond the obvious–why. During this morning’s...
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Sirens Is Now My Home
If you’ve read most any other person’s experience attending Sirens, you’ve an inkling of what I’m going to say. Yes, it is an amazing few days—surrounded by women and men (why, YES, men do attend...
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