Writerly Ways

I had thinks to say but honestly I'm annoyed about everything but mostly with my apartment. Today was gorgeous out, grey yes but I like that and only 70. I was hotter in my place than outside. opening the windows somehow made it hotter. I had to give it up.

I'm disappointed in fandoms (most the intolerance in the Star Trek fandom right now because if ANY who that was open and tolerant of all diversity, it's that one. Hell the Vulcan motto is Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination (IDIC) and we have 1001 asshats, pissed there are black women captain, Asians, gays, you know name it. Someone is actually arguing there was no sex on Star Trek and that's all it is now. Um....I'm pretty sure there was a social worker specifically to deal with all Kirk's kids). And GRRM did not help matters by being what he is: an old white man who can't even be bothered to use the phonetic cue cards to pronounce the names of the not-white-men who won the Hugos in spite of this being recorded and he could have tried til he got it right so now there's 1001 hurt feelings (Yes I know it's hard. I have to do t his every semester)

So I guess that's my writerly ways. There is the whole IDIC out there, respect it. Having diversity is not necessarily virtue signaling. Representation matters. While I'm on Star Trek, let me say what it meant to me to see Dr. Crusher and Dr. Pulaski on ST:TNG. You didn't see women doctors. I got to see my dream on screen. A few years later my med school was less than 25% women in my class. We were told women had no place there. Seeing those women on screen helped. It meant something to me so how can I possibly deny others representation? I cannot.

I have a few more Comic Con craft panels to share Writing For TV: From First Draft to Getting Staffed

Don't Tell Your Story, Show It!

How to Create Your Own Novel

Full Time Creative Work On A Part Time Schedule

ANd some links from around the world

Seven Essential Writing Exercises

What To Include On Your Book’s Copyright Page

Edgar Allan Poe’s Notion Of Unity Of Effect

Indie Authors And The Independent Bookstore

How to Spot Self-Publishing Scams

And from Betty

misconceptions about being a writer

How to Weave Setting Into a Deep Point-of-View

Show Versus Tell – HELP!

Your Characters Live On