Tag Archives: gender

On Internet Debates and the Tone Argument

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Cora

You may remember the debate sparked last month by Paul S. Kemp’s explanation why he writes masculine stories (link round-up here and here). Well, now Paul S. Kemp has seen it fit to respond to the debate caused by his … Continue reading →

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Science fiction and Romance Linkdump

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Cora

First of all, science fiction writer, terminal cancer patient and regular reader of this blog Jay Lake has the chance to take part in a clinical trial for a new cancer treatment, which will hopefully help both Jay and other cancer … Continue reading →

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The Latest on the current Genre Debates

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Cora

Two debates are currently raging across the online SFF sphere, namely the debate about the appropriateness of awards eligibility posts (see my previous posts here and here) as well as the debate about “masculine stories” initiated by Paul S. Kemp … Continue reading →

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First Gender Debate of the Year – Hurray!

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Cora

It seems we’re having the first gender debate of the year, though this time around we are not talking about women writers for once, but about masculine writing. The first volley was fired by Paul S. Kemp, author of several … Continue reading →

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More on the 2014 Hugo nomination dust-up

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Cora

The debate about awards eligibility lists and whether they are good practice or incredibly tacky (see my link round-up here) continues. Amal El-Mohtar responds to both John Scalzi and Adam Roberts and points out that the debate about the appropriateness … Continue reading →

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First Linkdump of the new year

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Cora

First of all, WordPress has released a neat annual report for this blog. You can see it here. Frank Zubek, another contributor to the charity anthology Something for the Journey, in which I have a story, has been interviewed at … Continue reading →

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Last Linkdump of the Year

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Cora

At Locus Online, Kameron Hurley has a great post about how focussing exclusively on all the big ideas and cool worldbuilding might not be the best way to sell your SF or fantasy novel to a general audience and that … Continue reading →

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The latest on diversity in genre fiction and other mixed links

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Cora

The monster winter storm Xaver has retreated to more easterly shores and is currently annoying Finland, Sweden and the three Baltic States. However, Xaver or rather the snow and hail he brought us thoroughly messed up St. Nicholas Day before … Continue reading →

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Saint Barbara Day Linkdump

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Cora

December 4 is the feast day of Saint Barbara, a martyred virgin and Catholic saint. It’s the only saint feast day that I – not being Catholic – can name without looking it up*, partly because my Mom’s first name … Continue reading →

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Diversity, Mirrors and Narcissism

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Cora

The offensive and debate sparking post of the week comes once again courtesy of Amazing Stories, where Felicity Savage somehow manages to link the current fashion for so-called “selfies”, i.e. self-portraits usually taken with cellphone cameras, to the call for … Continue reading →

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