From the category archives:
After yesterday’s think-heavy post about gender, today I’m going practical with a post about words to watch out for when writing about LGBTQ characters. Here are the other posts in this series: Part 1: Major LGBTQ stereotypes Part 2: Gender Part 3: Words to watch out for Part 4: Secondary characters and gay jokes Part [...]
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Yesterday, in part 1 of this series, I blogged about major LGBTQ stereotypes. Today I’m blogging about gender. Once again, here’s the complete schedule of posts: Part 1: Major LGBTQ stereotypes Part 2: Gender Part 3: Words to watch out for Part 4: Secondary characters and gay jokes Part 5: Resources If you haven’t read [...]
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A few months ago, I gave a talk at a local SCBWI chapter about LGBTQ1 stereotypes and how to avoid them when writing YA fiction. I’ve been meaning to post that talk here on my website for some time, but deadlines and travel got the best of me. Now it’s June, which is also Pride [...]
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Attention all San Francisco Bay Area Teens! I’m going to be co-teaching a writing workshop especially for teens on June 19, 2010, at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA. Here are the official details: Fiction Writing for Teens ($150) Saturday, June 19, 2010 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Book Passage Corte Madera, CA Come fill [...]
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I‘ve never considered myself a romance reader, but lately I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a romance work. This is because there is a romance in Huntress, and initially, it totally did not work. Over the course of several drafts I had to fix it. I started out by reading a some YA [...]
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