May 2012
30 posts
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Writing About Kissing →
In which I dissect what makes a fictional YA kissing scene work and why, with examples from Laini Taylor, Cassandra Clare, and Madeleine George.
May 1st
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April 2012
25 posts
Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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“Being part of the LGBT community, it was really inspiring and relieving to see...”
– I accidentally deleted the name of the person who asked me this. For that I am EXTREMELY sorry. These kind of comments are both incredibly complimenting, and make me a bit sad. I wish that there was no reason ever to ask me why I’d have gay characters in my books because they were reflected...
Apr 25th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Cafe Hoop: Dyke Ball: Stripping Down to Dress Up →
wellesleyunderground: thanks to (@clairegrossman) Claire Grossman ‘12 for bringing this amazing piece to our attention via twitter! You are amazing Artemis! Dyke Ball: Stripping Down to Dress Up In my ideal world Dyke Ball is the space on campus where I feel the most safe all year. Everyone is wearing exactly what they feel most confident in whether that be underwear covered in googly eyes,...
Apr 21st
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howling-wolf-boi asked: Hi, um I really like your work, it's the best thing i've read in a looooonnnng time. Total inspiration for me to keep writing my own story. I hope you keep writing.
Apr 20th
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On writing the first draft →
It’s been about 10 days since I turned in the first draft of the sequel to Adaptation. Since then, I’ve been catching up on the zillion things I didn’t do while making the final push to meet my deadline (OK, I missed my deadline by a week), but I’ve also been thinking about what it felt like, this time, to write a rough draft. The common wisdom among writers (or at least the writers I’ve talked...
Apr 19th
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Confessions of a Bisexual Teenager →
Anna Detmer, a high school student in Canada, on her manifesto for bisexual teens.
Apr 16th
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Apr 12th
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“The thing is, once we have reached a certain mastery of craft, craft is no...”
– The fabulous Robin LaFevers on second chances in one’s writing career (Writer Unboxed)
Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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“If I’m gonna get the hots for Batman, he needs to be built for dexterity, not...”
– On false equivalence and why the power-fantasy depiction of men and the sexual-fantasy depiction of women are not at all the same thing (for bonus points, compare to YA novels, where boys often are designed with female desire in mind … and how negatively men sometimes react to those novels)
Apr 10th
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“Patriarchy is not men. Patriarchy is a system in which both women and men...”
– Ashley Judd on the media criticism of her “puffy” appearance (The Daily Beast) Well worth the read. Just avoid the crazy, sexist comments.
Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 8th
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Apr 7th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 4th
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Apr 3rd
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“People very often talk about literacy with words, but there’s such a thing as...”
– “White Until Proven Black: Imagining Race in Hunger Games” by Anna Holmes (The New Yorker)
Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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