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Short Stories, Meh or Yeah?

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Pat Bowne

There’s been lots of conversation about short stories in the genre the past few weeks. Charles Payseur amazed me when he caught up with everything put out by the big players, and had to think about where to look for … Continue reading →

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A Minor Irritation Solved

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Pat Bowne

If I had back all the hours I have spent editing label lines out of diagrams, I wouldn’t need to request a sabbatical. And the classier the diagram, the harder it is to remove those pesky lines; you can’t just … Continue reading →

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Kibitzer Nation

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Kibitzers should be neither seen nor heard! This is what my father would say when we suggested that he change what he was currently doing with a power tool. He was a guy who did not easily cope with distraction. … Continue reading →

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Write Without (gendered) Pronouns for Fun and Profit

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Last week I read a Facebook discussion about the Pronoun Issue. Someone chimed in to say that you didn’t need to know people’s preferred pronouns. When did you really need to refer to somebody by a pronoun? this commenter asked … Continue reading →

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This is What’s Going on

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Pat Bowne

My Facebook friends are probably tired of my posting links to Freddie deBoer pieces. I do it because he says exactly what I would say if I had his progressive street cred.  Here he is on the progressive takeover of … Continue reading →

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I Love/Hate Women’s Work in fiction

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Pat Bowne

A few things I’ve been reading lately caused me to reflect on a double standard I hold regarding Women’s Work in fiction. I’m a fan of Women’s Work, as behooves somene who grew up on Louisa May Alcott and Laura … Continue reading →

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After the Hugos – So How Do I Feel Now?

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Months ago, before the enslatening, I posted in support of the Sad Puppies. It wasn’t because I read their kind of fiction, or cared who won the Hugos, or wanted less diversity in the field; it was because something about … Continue reading →

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Against Political Criticism

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Pat Bowne

If I wanted to write political arguments, I could. But I write fiction instead, because I think political arguments are incomplete and one-sided. They’re simplistic answers, and the only way you can get to such answers is by ignoring half … Continue reading →

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Angstfic Monday

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Pat Bowne

I had an attack of angst about my WIP. Who’s going to fall in love with these characters? Who’ll turn the page just to find out how their problems get solved, make up fanfic about soothing their fevered brows, etc. … Continue reading →

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Team Message Fiction

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Lots of talk in fannish circles this year about big bad message fiction, and how it’s either corrupted the field or always been embedded in the field. Talk about fiction in service of a message (BAD), as opposed to fiction … Continue reading →

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