But you're also limiting the discussion of sensitive topics and taking away a resource to learn about them. The new policy just insures continued...
My take is this: 1 Everything is a trigger to somebody, I'm not going to limit myself creatively because it upsets someone. I'm not going to be...
First Draft. Opening paragraphs. Trying to establish setting. “Move!” That was all the warning Kalli Wurtz and Dana Ball got before Hunter...
I'm just curious because I've reached a point in my novel that this has come up. I'm dealing with superhumans, but it makes me wonder what a...
Everybody assumes light is the fastest thing in the universe. What they forget is wherever the light goes, the dark is already there...waiting.
To me it would be no different than the Church of the Seven on GoT. It's one god, but 7 aspects. I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Not really a world. It's a system that's built around the pulp era science fiction/fantasy. So one planet is very tropical, one is colder with...
Gravamen is an old word for heart or essence. You could use that or mess around with the spelling. The Gravamon or the Stone of Gravamin or...
I think it has to include the larger publishers because for the foreseeable future they have dominance in pop culture. Now the surge in...
@buyjupiter You know why those are the usual stereotypes? Because they're the safest. Trying to move outside those checklists(especially if you're...
I'm not saying they're innocent, I'm saying the response should have been a critique and discussion of what was wrong versus virulent hatred and...
Legally it can be an issue. Virginia, where I live, still has a law on the books that says if you're as little as 1/32nd another race you can't be...
But to get to that level you need these representations. You can't expect Black Alcoholic Lesbians to be Cosby-ised and Mary Sued until they reach...
To me it's not serving a socio-political agenda. Since the birth of my daughter 4 years ago I've started taking more care in constructing female...
I wish I could find the post from a video game developer describing why most protagonists are straight White men cause it's much more elegant than...
How do the Naga communicate with each other? Looking at it from that point of view to me is necessary before discussing how humans communicate...
Realist? Jinxer, Hexbreaker, Anatheman, Malisoner, Reverent,Vilifier, Chandler(from bell, book, and candle)
We need an excuse to drink beer?
I second the Mr/Ms Author name unless they say otherwise. I'm in the habit of addressing all writers/actors/artists/etc I meet at functions that...
