As many of us who follow the news in the speculative fiction writing world are well aware of, the problem of mobs of the perpetually offended attacking authors is a pervasive one. The targets of these attacks are not only those of us on the political right, but also even those who are ideologically inContinue reading “The Problem of Social Justice Mobs in the Speculative Fiction World”
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Death in Fiction: A Discussion on the Killing Off of Characters (Spoilers for the Divergent Series, and Others)
(Note: This posts also contains some spoilers for the Harry Potter series, the Hunger Games series, the Song of Ice and Fire series, and the Wheel of Time Series. This post is about death, and most fiction has it.) And now, finally, we’re reaching the end of my Divergent-centric posts, which is just as well, as I’d rather dwell on the great books I’veContinue reading “Death in Fiction: A Discussion on the Killing Off of Characters (Spoilers for the Divergent Series, and Others)”
A Quick Review of the Divergent Series (And the Beginning of a Discussion)
Aaand I’m back! It’s been far too long since I last posted here, but unfortunately graduate school took more of my time than expected. Now that I know this, I hope to be able to better organize myself so that there aren’t any huge gaps between posts again. Ideally I’d get something up at leastContinue reading “A Quick Review of the Divergent Series (And the Beginning of a Discussion)”
Writing, Ascendant 