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: feminism
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: The Lustful Turk: Or Scenes In The Harem Of An Eastern Potentate
The Lustful Turk: Or Scenes In The Harem Of An Eastern Potentate by Anonymous The Review My rating: 2 of 5 stars [ This book was quite hard to rate,… Read more »
Review: Hints to Lady Travellers: At Home and Abroad
Hints to Lady Travellers: At Home and Abroad by Lillias Campbell Davidson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Recommended for: anyone who wants some contemporary background on travelling culture of… Read more »
#ThisGirlCan?
I’ve made the decision to get fitter, lose weight, and so on. This means running. Running’s pretty easy; you don’t have to go anywhere special to do it. You don’t… 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 »
The ‘Black Jewels’ series, by Anne Bishop
This series is interesting. Firstly, I would say, do not read these books if you are prudish. Even a little. Or if you are squeamish. If you do not fall… 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 »