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jeremiahtolbert.com - 5/20/2009
Writers Should Not Blog About Writing
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We’re writers, so we should write about everything, right? Not if we care about maintaining an audience, we shouldn’t. Despite our deep-seated belief that every thing that happens to us and every thought we have is interesting to others, some things writers like to blog about are ...
vandanasingh.wordpress.com - 5/24/2009
Some Thoughts on Writing (or not writing) the Other
— vandanasingh.wordpress.com — There have been some fascinating and important discussions on the net regarding cultural appropriation, racism and racial-cultural... “disappearance” in science fiction. I’ve not kept up with these very well, only because I have been  ... (more) Some Thoughts on Writing (or not writing) the Other

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vandanasingh.wordpress.com - 5/24/2009
As Others See Us: More on Writing the Other
— vandanasingh.wordpress.com — In my last post I commented on how writers can fall into the trap of either misrepresenting... or leaving out other cultures and peoples. Here I want to talk about issues that may arise even when Western writers write sincerely about another culture, ... (more) As Others See Us: More on Writing the Other

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May 21, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Palmatier introduces Maria V. Snyder. Sarah Monette Q&A 30. Dave Brendon interviews Brian Sanderson. Advice/Articles John Ottinger III and Diana Pharaoh Francis has set up The Speculative Fiction Book Reviewer's Database. SF Signal on The Perfect SF/F/H Books to Give to People Who Don't Read SF/F/H. Aliette de Bodard on Nifty Writing Software. Jeremiah Tolbert on Writers Should Not Blog About Writing. Robert G. Picard on Why Journalists Deserve ...

SF Tidbits for 5/25/09
SF Signal — ... Jeremiah Tolbert says Writers Should Not Blog About Writing: "...some things writers like to blog about are just plain boring or, worse, portray them in a negative light." [via ...

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