How to navigate some of the big terms surrounding depictions of marginalized individuals: Visibility, Representation, Appropriation, Fetishization, and Stigma.
Review: Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi
The problem with binaries in Chelsey Furedi's ROCK AND RIOT, a review.
New Year’s Blog Resolutions
A quick overview of what you can look forward to in 2020!
Trans-Writing: Self-Acceptance & Struggle
How (not) to write a plot that follows a character's journey towards self-acceptance; or, more accurately, how to avoid the struggle narrative.
Review: Darkling by Brooklyn Ray
Parallels between magic and transness in Brooklyn Ray's DARKLING, a review.
Trans-Writing: Identifying Terms vs. Fluidity
How to approach LGBTQIA+ identities in your characters; or, more specifically, how to balance between set identifying terms and the fluidity of queer theory.
Review: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Nuanced approaches to Good and Evil in Akwaeke Emezi's PET, a review.
Trans-Writing: Code-Switching #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
What is “code-switching” and how does it apply to transgender people? How can you go about using it as a tool for your characters?
Review: Peter Darling by Austin Chant
Toxic masculinity and the conflict between boyhood and manhood in Austin Chant's PETER DARLING, a review.
Trans-Writing: How to Signal That Your Character is Trans #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop
How to go about telling your readers that your character is transgender, and how not to.
