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Asianness (or the lack thereof) in ASH

by Malinda Lo on March 1, 2010

in Ash

Since Ash was published last fall, it’s been brought to my attention that some readers have gone into Ash expecting to find Asian characters in the book, and clues that Ash’s world has Asian influences. This is because back in 2008, I blogged about race in fantasy novels and noted that I personally have always [...]

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Note to James Cameron: Native women are not trophies

by Malinda Lo on December 21, 2009

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Yesterday, after reading Annalee Newitz’s thought-provoking analysis of Avatar (the new James Cameron sci-fi/CGI spectacular), I went and saw it. Wow. I’m not saying “wow” because I thought the special effects were so fantastic. Maybe they were, but I was pretty much aware the whole time I was watching it that I was watching special [...]

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Writing about race in fantasy novels

by Malinda Lo on October 28, 2008

in Ash,Writing

Last week, author Mitali Perkins posted her Ten Tips on Writing Race in Novels, which resulted from a lively discussion on her blog about whether authors should describe race at all. It’s been really interesting to me to read her tips. Like most readers, I’ve encountered the food-related descriptors (coffee-colored skin) and groaned. I’ve also [...]

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