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Being a Fearless Writer…
You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts because if you write with someone looking over your shoulder, you’ll never write. Nikki Giovanni
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Too Many Superheroes, Trump’s Making America Read Again…
Can The Industry Survive On Superheroes? Retailers, Publishers Talk Genre Diversity (Newsorama) But decades later, the majority of comic books shipped each week to comic book stores are still the ones starring Marvel and DC heroes. And now that the film industry seems to be in the midst of a love affair with superheroes, the…
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Mark Gray, author of The Day I Disappeared
When and why did you begin writing? I’ve always dabbled with writing and it was always of interest to me, but I pursued other things in college and got started in another field of work so I wasn’t really making it a priority. About six years ago, I was newly married and getting established as…
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Sister Souljah on Writing…
Shakespeare wrote about love. I write about love. Shakespeare wrote about gang warfare, family feuds and revenge. I write about all the same things. Sister Souljah
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Climate Fiction, Slow Publishing, Fiction from Banned Nations, and more…
Climate science and climate fiction – where data intersects with art (Boing Boing) Climate change is happening now, and we need a literature of now to address its issues. As glaciers melt, corals bleach, typhoons kill and forest fires rage, a new genre called climate fiction has emerged from science fiction to stand out on…
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Writing for Girls of Color…
I write for young girls of color, for girls who don’t even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive. I can only change how they live, not how they think. Ntozake Shange
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Lloyd Goulbourne, author of When a Unicorn Crosses the Rubicon
When and why did you begin writing? I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I started with the first two books my mother gave me which was an Anthology of Shakespeare and Big Bird’s Day at the Farm. I used to copy the lines from Shakespeare and then I would slowly start…
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On Not Losing My Shit While Talking to Twitler Supporters
I met a Twitler Trump supporter today and because I like to preserve my brain cells for more worthwhile endeavors, I initially decided to not bother discussing politics with him. The Super Bowl, on the other hand, seemed like a worthy and safe topic of interest. When I mentioned that I was underwhelmed by Lady Gaga’s…
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Writing and Education…
A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired writers. Gwendolyn Brooks
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Joe Cosentino, author of Rag Doll
When and why did you begin writing? My mother says I told lots of tall tales as a kid, so she’s not surprised I’m a writer today. Actually, I have always been a storyteller. I remember starring in a Nativity play in my cousin’s garage with my sister and older cousin wrapping sheets around us…
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