Posted in Announcements, Writing on May 22nd, 2020
I have a monthly Q & A series on the Mythcreants blog that is goes up on the third Monday of each month, where I answer reader questions about portraying disability. I wanted to share the most recent articles in this series with all of you. This Q & A is the most recent one: […]
Posted in Announcements, Writing on Feb 3rd, 2020
In collaboration with the folks at the Mythcreants blog, once a month I will be answering a reader question about disability representation. Each answer will be posted on the Mythcreants blog on the third Monday of each month. I’m really excited about this series, because it is an opportunity for me to talk more […]
Posted in Announcements, Articles, Social Justice, Writing on Aug 5th, 2019
“How Can I Make My World Accommodating to Disabled People?” is a Q & A on the Mythcreants blog where I answer a reader question about accessibility in a historical fantasy setting. Here is the Question: “I am writing a non-magical fantasy story set in a low-tech world that is primarily composed of city-states with […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Writing on Aug 5th, 2019
A collaboration podcast with the Mythcreants about harmful disability tropes in stories! (There is a transcript in the show notes.) “More than one in ten Americans is disabled, making it one of the largest marginalized groups in the country. Even so, storytellers often have a really difficult time portraying disabled characters. We want to change […]
Posted in Announcements, Writing on Jul 28th, 2019
A collaboration podcast with the Mythcreants about creating magical schools! (There is a transcript in the show notes.) “Let’s face it: most of us really want to attend a special school where they teach you magic spells. The only problem is that these schools all seem to be incredibly dangerous. Sometimes they’re filled with monsters, […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Writing on Jul 21st, 2019
I’m excited to be part of this Mythcreants podcast episode on avoiding fridging characters! (There are transcripts <3) “Fiction has a long history of sacrificing marginalized characters to further the arcs of privileged characters, but these days we have a name for that: fridging. Most of us understand that fridging is bad, but why is […]
