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What to Do When Your Writing is Called Transphobic #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

April 11, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist12 Comments

A look into what to do if and when someone says your work is transphobic, or a brief guide to apologies, reparations, and self-improvement.

Posted in writingTagged apologies, author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, criticism, gender, reparations, Transgender, transphobia, writing, writing advice

Finna by Nino Cipri

April 1, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist1 Comment

The difficulties of messy relationships, and how FINNA by Nino Cipri shows how to move forward after they end, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged Book Review, nino cipri, Review, scifi, trans, Transgender

Human vs. Non-Human #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

March 11, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist7 Comments

A brief breakdown of the relationship between trans representation and non-human species in speculative fiction, and why it's not necessarily a good thing to have your non-human characters be transgender.

Posted in writingTagged author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, gender, human, non-human, Transgender, world building, writing, writing advice

The Four Profound Weaves by R. B. Lemberg

March 1, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist4 Comments

The need for trans-inclusive cultural story representation and the way THE FOUR PROFOUND WEAVES by R. B. Lemberg starts to fill in that gap, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged ARC, Birdverse, elders, fantasy, gender binary, R. B. Lemberg, representation, The Four Profound Weaves, Transgender

The Art of Quilting by Matthias Klein

February 21, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquistLeave a comment

LGBTQIA+ use of traditionally-gendered handicrafts as a way to mitigate isolation and lack of place in Matthias Klein's "The Art of Quilting" in TRANSCENDENT 4 edited by Bogi Takács, a review.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bogi Takács, Matthias Klein, quilting, Review, scifi, short story, short story review, The Art of Quilting, trans, Transcendent 4, Transgender

The Importance of Trans Elders #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

February 11, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist9 Comments

A brief look into the devastating reasons why there are so few old trans people alive today, and why you should add elderly trans characters to your world because of it.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged AIDs crisis, author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, elderly, elders, History, lou sullivan, Transgender, writing, writing advice

We Both Laughed in Pleasure by Ellis Martin and Zach Ozma

February 2, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist6 Comments

“Fucked up and afraid--like a male.” (137), or the messy trans realities of WE BOTH LAUGHED IN PLEASURE: THE SELECTED DIARIES OF LOU SULLIVAN edited by Ellis Martin and Zach Ozma, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged AIDs crisis, Book Review, diaries, ellis martin, History, lou sullivan, susan stryker, Transgender, we both laughed in pleasure, zach ozma

Ad Astra Per Aspera by Nino Cipri

January 21, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist1 Comment

The resonant comedy of Nino Cipri's "Ad Astra Per Aspera" in TRANSCENDENT 4 edited by Bogi Takács, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged ad astra per aspera, Bogi Takács, gender, nino cipri, Review, short story, speculative fiction, Transcendent 4, Transgender

Defining 5 Big Terms, from Representation to Stigma #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop

January 11, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist22 Comments

How to navigate some of the big terms surrounding depictions of marginalized individuals: Visibility, Representation, Appropriation, Fetishization, and Stigma.

Posted in writingTagged appropriation, author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, definitions, fetishization, representation, trans, Transgender, visibility, writing, writing advice

Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi

January 1, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquistLeave a comment

The problem with binaries in Chelsey Furedi's ROCK AND RIOT, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged agender, binary, chelsey furedi, gender binary, nonbinary, Review, rock and riot, Transgender

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