Tag: Fiction
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After the Hugos
Why I don’t care about the Hugo Awards and what I’m going to do next.
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Female Characters are not Men with Breasts
The stench of social justice is strong with this piece. Which is why Rat Queens is so damn important: it’s essentially a D&D campaign driven by women. The heart of the story follows the eponymous mercenary team, a brash quartet who know what they want and just go for it… On the off-chance that…
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The Unmaking of Heroes
I grew up with heroes. Sun Wu Kong, Perseus, Thor (the god not the comic book character), Bellerophon, the Eight Immortals, Justice Bao, Heracles, David. The list goes on and on. As I grew older, I found different kinds of heroes: Kusanagi Makoto, Batman, Okumura Rin, the Punisher, Deunun Knute. And, yes, Captain America. People need…
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FLASHPOINT: TITAN is a Hugo finalist!
FLASHPOINT: TITAN has been nominated as a Hugo Award finalist, and I am proud to accept.
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Rabid Puppies Recommended!
Yesterday Vox Day released a list of personal recommendations for the Hugo awards, which of course is not a call for a block vote, and recommended me for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and Flashpoint: Titan for Best Novelette. I am greatly honoured to accept such praise, and am deeply humbled by the fact that there…
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Behind the Story: Flashpoint: Titan
Lessons learned from writing Flashpoint: Titan