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5 Reasons Why Anne McCaffrey Was a Writer Ahead of Her Time
Anne McCaffrey was an anomaly as a successful science fiction woman writer in the 70s. She also wrote about concepts long before they were topics of interest. She helped pioneer diverse fiction in five ways.
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Business Meeting
*Subscriber Content* Set your story on a warm summer evening with a full moon, when everything feels magnetic and your character’s about to meet someone important.
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Why Gender Diversity in Literature Shouldn’t be Uncommon
Strict male and female genders is the “new kid on the block” way of thinking compared to thousands of years of gender diversity in non-Anglo-Saxon cultures.
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Protegé
*Subscriber Content* Write a short story about a teacher or mentor figure who recognizes hidden (or magical!) potential in someone and helps them cultivate it.
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Censorship vs. Sensitivity: Why “Woke” Sensitivity is Censorship in Disguise
If wokeness is about correcting social injustice and discrimination, why is literary wokeness attempting to stifle diversity and inclusion by limiting what novelists write?
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In Another Life
*Subscriber Content* Write a story involving a portal into a parallel universe.
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9 Sexist Female Character Tropes to Avoid and How to Write Good Female Characters Part 2
Female villains are an underestimated value to fiction writing. To shake up your writing, check out these villainess tropes to avoid and tips on how to write compelling, empowered female characters.
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Payday
*Subscriber Content* Write a story that includes the phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
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9 Sexist Female Character Tropes to Avoid and How to Write Good Female Characters Part 1
Discover the most compelling, empowering ways to represent women in writing while avoiding harmful, sexist tropes is the first step toward equality in literature.
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