Daily Archives: March 21, 2013
Two Simple Observations, Regarding Women
Posted on March 21, 2013 253 Comments
I already made this observation over at Twitter, but it’s worth repeating here, as it has relevance to several current events: If your response to a woman doing something you don’t like is to threaten her with rape and death, she’s not the problem. I know. Seems obvious. And yet! Apparently it is not. Let’s […]
The Big Idea: Moses Gates
Posted on March 21, 2013 13 Comments
We know (or can guess) how authors create characters in fiction — but how do you create a character in a memoir? Which means that the character is a real person, and you have to represent them truthfully, but also in a way that serves the book and engages the reader. What’s the trick there? […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying