I read a lot of apocalyptic fiction. I love apocalypse stories. I love to read about how, when the worst happens, humans can discover levels of ingenuity we never knew we had to overcome even the most insurmountable odds. You see the worst of humanity in these stories, but you also see the best. That’s […]
Read More Sexism in the Apocalypse#specwomenchat I’ll be posting some of my favourite quotes from great writers of #SFF from time to time on my blog.
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Read More I Write to Create MyselfBy Karen Grigsby Gates #30days30authors Octavia Butler used to say she remembers exactly when she decided to become a science fiction writer. She was 9 years old and saw a 1954 B-movie called Devil Girl from Mars, and two things struck her. First: “Geez, I can write a better story than that!” And second: “Somebody got paid for writing […]
Read More Octavia Butler: Writing Herself Into the Story#30days30authors An Important Memory As you can probably imagine, being geeky and likely neurodivergent, I was bullied a lot in school. In some cases people treated me very badly, and I have some anxiety issues and PTSD around that to this day. I don’t tell you that because I want sympathy; I tell you that […]
Read More Swimming Against the Tide#30days30authors I have always tried to grasp why it is that women are regarded as somehow lesser than men in our culture. It never made any sense to me. Even now, some people seem to feel it’s okay to disregard my opinion on everything from science to politics to warfare, simply because I was born […]
Read More A Change in World ViewOriginally posted on s a gibson:
This year’s Wonder Woman is not Hollywood’s first attempt at showcasing a powerful leading female. Early film makers hinted at and teased audiences with portrayals of strong women. The first Alice in Wonderland was released in 1903. The 1939 The Wizard of Oz is a well beloved musical film story about…
Clickbait title. Also, I disagree with her premise. We have to ditch the strong female character because most mainstream writers seem to f*ck it up? No. We need to teach them what it means. But otherwise, the article is very good, and makes a lot of excellent points. Growing up, I loved hearing the words strong […]
Read More We Need to Ditch the “Strong Female Character”
