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Gender-Neutral Pronouns: Pros and Cons of Their Use in Fantasy
I have a ethnic group in the Aerdhish universe that has little sense of gender. Certainly, they have an understanding of biological sex, but even that is substantially more murky that how we construe...
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ASSASSINS first draft is done!
I just finished a novella about satyrs assassins (the first chapter is up here)! It clocks in at 27,000 words and explores themes of essentialism and free will with a heavy dose of queerness in there...
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Scattered Thoughts On Engels as a Framework for Worldbuilding
Engels: a man with a compelling beard One reason I am drawn to speculative fiction — both reading what others have written and creating it myself — is its potential for radical what ifs. By that, I...
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NEW SHORT STORY FOR BETA READERS!!: Blue Flowers
Hey y’all! I just finished another short story. The description and info are below; I welcome any and everyone to read it! Pahvo loved Anu before they ever met. Pahvo is a scryer; he sees the future,...
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Writing Snippet: Shandolin
This is from a brand new story I’m writing! I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here, but I set a goal for myself that I would finish one piece of fiction every month for the next year. I like finishing...
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NEW SHORT STORY FOR BETA READERS: Proof
Hey y’all! I just finished another short story. The description and info are below; I welcome any and everyone to read it! When a friend turns up dead, Shandolin suspects her lover, an elvish assassin...
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Expanding PROOF – Week 1
As I mentioned a few days ago, I have switched gears to due an impending and enormously exciting deadline! Since I document everything ever, I figured I’d go ahead and document this process, too. The...
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PROOF Expansion Update
I did not mean to neglect this blog so long, but as you are about to see, I have been hella busy. the expansion of “Proof” into a novel is going really well! I am actually ahead of schedule already....
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This blog is about to get personal
Since starting this blog I’ve tried to keep it just focused on the writing. But the longer this blog goes on, the less this division makes sense. I’m not interested in branding myself as an author...
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Book Review: ASH
Malinda Lo’s Ash is a quick read packed with interesting ideas. The book explores themes of femininity, liminality and power all wrapped up in a queer coming-of-age retelling of Cinderella....
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Measuring Success
Thanks, Lithub. I know.* (click for article)One thing that writers always get asked in interviews, and that I’ve now gotten asked myself, is why we write. Embedded in this question is a question of...
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