There’s a new Verity up – looking at Journey To The Centre of the TARDIS! Some great discussion. The nice thing about being part of this podcast is that I get to listen to it like an ordinary person on the weeks I don’t participate.
Cheryl Morgan writes about the future of gender and trans characters in science fiction at Autostraddle, paying particular note to the way that many of the most innovative and experimental stories about how gender changes/attitudes might happen in the future don’t actually reflect the experience of trans people now. (I’ve been guilty of this myself as a writer in the past so it’s a topic I’m quite keen to pass on to people)
Charles Tan responds to Julia Rios who asked people to create their personal SF/curriculum – very cool post! Try it yourself…
This story of a street photographer who captured all manner of amazing images of the 20th century really caught my attention this week – Vivian Maier worked as a nanny in New York City for most of her life, secretly photographing the characters of her city, but never showing her work. Now the treasure trove has been found…
A discussion on being paid to write – and the expectation (becoming more prevalent in these days of ebooks) that writers will provide their work for free – came up on Tumblr between Cassandra Clare, Holly Black and Sarah Rees Brennan – though unfortunately, Tumblr being what it is, it isn’t always obvious which of them is saying what in the posts. Luckily the three of them basically agree!
Bitch Magazine provides a Brief History of Women Not Being Funny, and follows up with a more personal essay on Here’s What’s Scary About Being a Female Comic.
The Mary Sue covers the current wave of discussions about gender, reviews and reviewers.
This Miranda Richardson interview made me happy – especially where she talks about Hilary Mantel and the culture of sneering at success. Her frank discussion about the many roles she has turned down over the years and why was also very enlightening.
The latest MindMeld looks at crowdsourcing and its ramifications for writing and publishing – interesting, crunchy stuff, from writers who have used Kickstarter or its equivalents.
As I was putting this post together, Tehani (@editormum75) Tweeted this link – What Editors Want. All useful, sensible stuff that writers should never forget!