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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.

The Difference Between You and Me
FeaturesMalinda LoMarch 19, 2012recommended reads
Recommended Read: The Girls of No Return
FeaturesMalinda LoFebruary 23, 2012recommended reads
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
FeaturesMalinda LoFebruary 7, 2012recommended reads
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
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