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Politics of Identity

By On April 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Life, Writing

Like many people, I’ve been disturbed by the birther movement’s latent racism. One of the most touching responses I’ve seen to the President having to release his long form birth certificate is by Baratunde Thurston, a black comedian who (among other things) works for The Onion. He posted a heartbroken video response [...]

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How do you handle a missed self-imposed deadline?

By On April 21, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Writing, Writing Process

Right now I’m trying to revise three chapters a day. For the most part, these aren’t super intense revisions, so it’s a doable goal, but maintaining such a strict daily goal is hit or miss.

Sometimes one chapter is tougher to get through than another three combined. Other times life gets in the way. I [...]

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Dystopians in YA

By On April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Writing

Over at Tor.com, Gwenda has some smart things to say about why dystopian fiction is so popular with teens.

How popular is dystopian fiction now? So popular even Britney Spears is cashing in:

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