(Saving the world from Strong Female Characters so you don’t have to, Part 8 of 9. Really? We’re not done yet? Good lord. ) When we left off, we were talking about feminism-as-cult. So why are the ladies in despair? Why do they commit suicide in record numbers? Is itContinue Reading

(Saving the world from Strong Female Characters so you don’t have to, Part 5 of 9. We’re in the home stretch now!) Earlier in the essay, we were treated to the spectacle of our essayist pretending he didn’t understand the dictionary definition of sexism. So, he redefined it to something he personallyContinue Reading

(Saving the world from Strong Female Characters so you don’t have to, Part 3 of 9. See, we’re a third of the way through already!) So, here’s what we’ve got so far: Mr. Wright believes that “strong female character” is code for “masculine female character” and that this is aContinue Reading

(Saving the world from Strong Female Characters so you don’t have to, Part 2 of 9. Don’t panic!) When we left off, Mr. Wright was in the middle of detailing his idealized feminine qualities. Diving back in, we get to: The female spirit is [..] deep in understanding rather thanContinue Reading

We interrupt our regularly scheduled 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series to bring you the final Hugo roundup. Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon With the deadline closing in at midnight on Friday July 31, I had three novels left so I decided to race them.Continue Reading

We interrupt our regularly scheduled 2015 Clarion West Write-a-thon series to bring you another Hugo roundup. Sponsor me, sponsor another writer, or learn more about the Write-a-thon Some more Hugo reads in no particular order: Title: Reduce Reuse Reanimate Author: Carter Reid Category: Graphic story Slated: Sad and Rabid Premise:Continue Reading