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Blogs are dead; long live the blog! Welcome to a curated selection of my blog posts on writing, diversity, LGBTQ+ young adult, and my books, dating all the way back to 2008. If you enjoy my writing, please consider supporting it with a donation.

Writing about lesbians when you're not a lesbian
Writing about lesbians when you're not a lesbian

"I am writing a short story about a lesbian main character ... and almost had it finished when I had a panic attack. I was at a conference talking about my story when a lesbian told me she would never take it seriously because I wasn't a lesbian and I can't know what that feels like."

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FeaturesMalinda LoJanuary 31, 2012FAQ, LGBTQ, writing, writing diversity
Do you write lesbian books?
Do you write lesbian books?

"Setting aside the tangled web of labels of low, dark, high, heroic, etc. fantasy (or speculative fiction) — do you consider yourself to write 'lesbian' books, or books that happen to be about lesbians?"

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FeaturesMalinda LoJanuary 23, 2012FAQ, LGBTQ
(My) Top 10 Sources of Inspiration
FeaturesMalinda LoJanuary 16, 2012writing
Being conscious about gender
FeaturesMalinda LoJanuary 10, 2012writing
Expectations and 2012
FeaturesMalinda LoJanuary 5, 2012Adaptation, annual review, writing
A Year of Thinking About Diversity
FeaturesMalinda LoDecember 19, 2011diversity, Diversity in YA
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