tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post4032052811696157817..comments2023-11-21T03:24:50.235-05:00Comments on Here be Magic: Sexism, Sexual Predators and the Speculative Fiction CommunityJody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-75414745098676753062013-07-28T02:55:29.497-04:002013-07-28T02:55:29.497-04:00Fantastic post Shawna! Fantastic post Shawna! Laura Athenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840020148267981868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-14866743204002248082013-07-27T20:27:39.653-04:002013-07-27T20:27:39.653-04:00Good post indeed, I've shared it around.
I pa...Good post indeed, I've shared it around.<br /><br />I particularly like the idea that we as writers can contribute to change by being conscious of what tropes we're using.Angela Korra'tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714228621697705946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-71146932098379663352013-07-27T13:16:06.273-04:002013-07-27T13:16:06.273-04:00It was Shawna's post, but I agree!It was Shawna's post, but I agree!Angela Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07867561735139834900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-42957393324910248252013-07-26T21:53:26.240-04:002013-07-26T21:53:26.240-04:00Good stuff here. And I think the closing request i...Good stuff here. And I think the closing request is one we should all heed.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-3488930185855682152013-07-26T15:32:34.315-04:002013-07-26T15:32:34.315-04:00Great post, Shawna. One thing I've been notici...Great post, Shawna. One thing I've been noticing lately is how few fully realized female characters there are in books, even when there's a powerful female lead. It's something I try to keep in mind when I'm writing, especially if it's a m/f romance, where there's long been a tendency to portray other women as a competition or a threat.Jane Kindredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620651445338259619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-47298209936593746782013-07-26T04:28:56.415-04:002013-07-26T04:28:56.415-04:00This needs saying, Angela. Again and again until t...This needs saying, Angela. Again and again until the message is accepted as something real and dangerous rather than dismissed by boneheads as a minority soapbox.<br /><br />Thank you.David Bridgerhttp://www.davidbridger.comnoreply@blogger.com