#Fiction

Writing the Other

writingtheother

Addressing one of the discussions of the day: Should white writers write BIPOC protagonists? There are many BIPOC authors who feel strongly that the answer is No. Not that white

Keith Ammann

KeithAmmann

OK, so here are some off-the-cuff thoughts on what makes an NPC memorable.First thing is, unlike a character in fiction, an NPC has no inner monologue that anyone is privy

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Repeating again, there is no external evidence that Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) actually works.Still seeing lots of posturing from certain ABA fans that those naughty autistic people are saying they

☂️ Cindy Baldwin ☂️

beingcindy

I've been thinking for a while that one of the problems with disability rep in media is that abled people are a) used to traditional disability narratives and b) unfamiliar

Ryan Skinner

SkinwalkerRyan

building infrastructure at Skinwalker Ranch. On numerous podcasts, Thomas has also discussed hearing unseen voices speaking to him without a apparent source providing him with pointed commands. He also professes

The Leave Alliance

LeaveHQ

1. On this the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Britain, it is necessary to remind ourselves of a few facts. Not least because of how the

Delilah S. Dawson

DelilahSDawson

For today's #TenThings, let's get a little more specific to social media and talk about TWITTER TIPS FOR WRITERS. Because this place can be heaven... or hell, depending on how

Jim OShaughnessy

jposhaughnessy

1/ Some book recommendations:Rules of the game: many people are asking me for investing book recommendations and I finally felt guilty enough to actually put together a list. BUT--this is

Criterion Channel

criterionchannl

Happy Black History Month! Black Lives Matter and art has a role to play in centering and celebrating the experiences of Black people. Starting this month, and then on an

Dagan Lonsdale

DaganLonsdale

A thread on medics writing. DOI @doctor_oxford is my friend and I have, with my consent, been mentioned in her books and articles previously.Yesterday, @doctor_oxford, a palliative care doctor who

Jeremy Duns

JeremyDuns

I will be on this podcast discussing Ian Fleming's first novel Casino Royale, but following yesterday's thread, I came across something that made me realize I have skimmed over a

Alex Acks

katsudonburi

LRTs the reason I want transparency from short story markets on how much of what they publish is solicited versus slush is because submitting short fiction is already an at-times

liv ☼

dreamsapphic

THREAD OF LGBT+ BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS:(mostly YA, tried to include the specific rep & any cw i could find, let me know if anything is incorrect!) THE STARS AND

ClareHelenWelsh

ClareHelenWelsh

A3a) I’d say the PROS of animal characters are the scope for humour and that they often draw on archetypes and so are instantly relatable. For example, foxes are sly,

Robert McNees

mcnees

Physicist Freeman Dyson was born #OTD in 1923. He was known for his work in quantum electrodynamics and –– among many other things –– his eschatological musings about physics and

Bryan Gividen

BryanGividen

How I Think Originalists Should Approach Q of Post-Tenure Impeachment1. Start with the Constitutional text on impeachment, using the vocab & grammar standard in 1787. Does it establish a clear

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