At The Huffington Post, Claire Fallon notes that books about women don’t win major prizes, and asks: “How Can We Change That?” Man, woman, cyborg — no matter what kind…Continue readingNo women or girls
When I was a little girl one in my family’s extensive collection of 45 rpm singles — remember those? turntables? vinyl? — was a record of Grieg’s Peer Gynt suite.…Continue readingI will walk with you…
I mean heard my real voice, not the one you hear in your head when you read one of my books? No? Well here’s your chance.The Skiffy and Fanty podcast…Continue readingEver heard me?
Photo illustration by Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo Is an All-Female Mission to Mars the best way to go? Medical studies at the start of the space race showed that women have…Continue readingWomen on Mars?
It started last night. He turned up in my dream, Chalky, the protagonist of my current WIP. He’s nineteen years old, pushing twenty. He’s a kid who has had a…Continue readingA character tells me off
“I’m here to tell you that working with the power who is out to destroy you will never, ever end well,” Aaron John Curtis says. Mohawk by birth, he offers…Continue readingAmazon Manifest Destiny?
Our world is always full of unexpected lacunae, gaps and hollows that we don’t know are there until we step into one. We twist our ankle, and sit down and…Continue readingStory Friday: What The Bee Knows
— in theory and in practice An animated video features an 81-second TED-Ed lesson called “Lessons from Auschwitz: The Power of Our Words.” Watch it (link below), but the gist…Continue readingThe power of words …
Elmore Leonard had ten rules for writing. 1) Never open a book with the weather. 2) Avoid prologues. 3) Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialogue. 4)…Continue readingThe rules, the rules!
Some thoughts on common conceptions and misconceptions about writing. 1) I’ll write that book as soon as I have some time. Buzzzz, no. You MAKE the time. If the book…Continue readingWhy is writing so damned hard?