Category: Just Me
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Podcast Rec: The Penumbra
No matter who you are, if you’re living in the USA (or in any of the many many countries that’s going to be heavily affected by the USA’s policies), this election cycle has been a long and very trying one, but it’s almost over. Whether you did your voting early,…
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Invisible monsters
People are afraid of mental illness. They see the mentally ill in every deranged killer on the screen, every act of violence on the news they can’t explain, every action whose logic is not immediately apparent. When we make no effort to understand mental illness, all people who are mentally…
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Next Stop: The Avid Reader
Hey guys! It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for another stop on the blog hop. This week I’m being interviewed by Nancy at The Avid Reader, so come check it out to talk spicy food, childhood crushes, and reasons why angry social justice people probably shouldn’t have access to…
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On Terms of Endearment
There’s a lot in the Urban Dragon series to offend people with delicate sensibilities: violence, language, gore, sexual assault, sex work, diversity, dick jokes, etc. So when my dad complained about my writing, I wasn’t surprised that he took offense so much as the thing he took offense about: I’d…
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Molly Grue and the Ghostbusters
When I read The Art of Wishing by Lindsay Ribar, I found myself getting angry– a pacing, seething, hissing fury. Not because I didn’t like the book, mind you. I absolutely loved it. And one of the things I loved most about the book is the very thing that inspired my outrage.
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In Memoriam
After what happened in Orlando this Sunday, I feel I need to say something. But I think it’s more important for me to step back right now. There are voices you need to be listening to right now, and they’re not mine. But I will say this: If you can…
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The Labrador Test
I’d like to propose a new test. We’ve got a slew of them already. I’d like to add The Labrador Test: In which a female character can’t easily be replaced by an adorable dog that a male character is just so gosh-darn attached to. And dear God, I’m so sorry…
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Exploring the California Nite Club
I was running errands when I passed a pair of workers heading in and out of an abandoned building in my area. I won’t pretend I wasn’t giddy. Men at work means I can usually ask nicely and get permission to wander around inside, so I officially won’t be trespassing…
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Why secret identities make me see red
(Note: there are some vague spoilers for Daredevil and other titles in the MCU. I don’t get into too many specifics, but you have been warned.) I was watching the most recent season of Daredevil, and something struck me as off. It was surprising– I really enjoyed the first season,…
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How to talk about your novel
Writers have entire worlds swimming around in our heads, and we often have a hard time condensing something so huge into less than 100,000 words. This is why one of the hardest parts of trying to get published is often said to be writing a query letter or a synopsis. Often, we…
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