How (not) to write a plot that follows a character's journey towards self-acceptance; or, more accurately, how to avoid the struggle narrative.
Tag: Transgender
Darkling by Brooklyn Ray
Parallels between magic and transness in Brooklyn Ray's DARKLING, a review.
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.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Nuanced approaches to Good and Evil in Akwaeke Emezi's PET, a review.
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?
Peter Darling by S. A. Chant
Toxic masculinity and the conflict between boyhood and manhood in Austin Chant's PETER DARLING, a review.
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Red flags and green-lights in Mason Deaver's I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, a review.
Coming Out Stories #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
How to make "Coming Out Stories" not all about cisgender people and give the narrative back over to your transgender characters.
The Trans Space Octopus Congregation by Bogi Takács
Hostile Geometry in Bogi Takács' forthcoming THE TRANS SPACE OCTOPUS CONGREGATION, a review.
A Balance between Dysphoria and Euphoria
An argument for the need of non-dysphoric trans characters, as well as how gender euphoria can help balance out the negative impact of the struggle narrative.
Trans Narrative 