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Boston
Not enough time at the moment to write a lot about this, but a couple of points: 1. There’s a certain painful humor in watching racists falling all over themselves to blame the people they think of as enemies. The … Continue reading
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On marriage
After reading the SCOTUS Prop-8 transcript (hilariously condensed by a friend on FB), it seems the anti-same-sex-marriage argument being offered boils down to this: Opposite-sex couples run the risk of producing children, therefore the state has an interest in enabling these … Continue reading
TL;DR version of the previous post
Realized I could boil my whole point down thusly: The way entertainment is currently funded and distributed is seriously broken. This is mostly because traditional distribution channels are controlled by a very small number of very large companies, all of … Continue reading
Kickstarter, Veronica Mars and You
First, a few disclaimers: 1. I’m not a Veronica Mars fan, and therefore have no stake in the outcome of the Kickstarter campaign to fund a VM movie. 2. I’m an official part of the street team for an actor/indie filmmaker … Continue reading
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Mind officially blown
On a lark last month, I submitted Thunderstone for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition. I was shocked when it made the first cut, so imagine my surprise to discover it also just made the quarterfinals. Wow! Needless to say, I’m tickled, and now really … Continue reading
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Parental leave, sort of
As mentioned below: I have a new tiny human in the house who has taken most of my waking hours (and several of the sleeping ones, too) which is leaving me with a bad case of Diaper Brain, and thus … Continue reading
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Welcome, Terran
Say hello to the reason I’ve not been posting lately! Our new son was born Sunday afternoon, and just came home with us last night. Needless to say, we’re both sleep-deprived and zombiefied, but happy. Lots I want to post … Continue reading
It’s been published!
It took a very long time to get here–more than four years after I started writing it!–but I am proud to announce the release of my debut fantasy novel, Thunderstone, now available at Amazon US in print and Kindle editions, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Feminism, Fiction, Geekery, Publishing, Writing
Tagged books, dwarf women, fantasy, female dwarf, Feminism, feminist fantasy novels, lgbt, novel, strong female characters, writing, YA
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Are commercials an endangered species?
Fascinating little Variety story here reporting on the Television Critics Association events going on this week. It covers comments from Netflix’s chief content officer regarding whether his company might make their ratings public. Gist: “Why would we do that?” Money quote: ”If people watch it … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Human Nature, Journalism, TV, Video
Tagged advertising, commercials, netflix, streaming media, TCA13, tv
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Identity: politics
Finally climbing down off of six weeks on plague mountain, and can think a little again, so I may be posting here a bit more in the near future. Woop! Getting the gears spinning today: some thoughts on identity, and how it shapes … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Feminism, GLBT, Human Nature, Intarweebz Drama, Politics
Tagged diversity, identity politics, intersectionality
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