Why are male UF protagonists badass and female protagonists… not?
I have been noticing this for a while. Although we have all these ‘strong female protagonists’ in urban fantasy – to the level that an author friend of mine said… Read more »
Tag: equality
Writing Women in Traditionally Male Roles
Thankfully, we’ve got beyond the idea that a woman’s place in literature is to be the hero’s (prospective) love interest, and to scream and break her ankle a lot. However,… Read more »
Review: Spell Blind
Spell Blind by David B. Coe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I knew I was going to enjoy this book within the first couple of pages; with a hiatus… Read more »
Who has the right to write?
Just lately, I’ve been thinking about gay romances. I read them. I also read heterosexual romances. The reason I read the romances I do, and the reason I like reading… Read more »
Gay fiction vs m/m romance
Today, I came across a blog post written by a gay male author, bemoaning the proliferation of ‘m/m romance’ (which is, apparently, a very different thing to ‘gay romance’). The… Read more »
We Need Diverse Books…
I came across the “We Need Diverse Books” campaign recently. Two thoughts sprang to mind: I really hate this use of the word “diverse”. Hate it hate it hate it. This is… Read more »
Lend me your ears…
…and I will use them for hearing with, because mine currently aren’t working. I don’t know what I’ve got, but I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, and it involves my… Read more »
Why I am not a feminist
I’m not a feminist. Never identified as one; never wanted to be one. I’m an equalitarian. Firstly, there’s the word itself. ‘Feminism’; I’m no linguistic expert, but it seems to… Read more »
Feminism, Ethics, and What I Think
Today I have been reading Caring: Nurses, Women and Ethics (my ingenuity knows no bounds when it comes to avoiding finishing reading Alchemystic). It’s basically about the development of a… Read more »