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fiction theory
The artist is not afraid
Created on 2003-11-03 17:28:19 (#1434371), last updated 2009-11-06
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My name is Meg, I live in New York City and I am a writer who aspires to be published one day and make a career of doing what I love. This is my reading/writing journal. I will strive to be useful, if not interesting, as much as possible. I never mind being friended (I relish it!) and I don't take being defriended *personally*. I understand that sometimes people drift or time constraints force trimming of friend's lists. No need to ask if you can friend me, or if you can link to my posts. There are no locked posts on this journal, and I will not be discussing my private life very much. Racists, homophobes, sexists, ageists, and other bigots need not apply, and indeed, need not exist as far as I am concerned. I have no use for such people. I tend to discuss queerness, gender, race and other such things in my writing and others' frequently. If this offends you, makes you uncomfortable, or otherwise bothers you, I would suggest using the back button or whatever means your browser supplies you for leaving. I fully believe in the racism = power + prejudice definition. If you don't, that's your affair, but please do not derail discussion in this journal by trying to convince me otherwise. Same goes for discussion of GLBT, gender, age, size, and disability discussions. Discussion is welcome, derailing is not. As for myself, I identify as a white, cisgendered, bisexual female who is fat and able bodied. I am trying my best to become a good ally to other groups who suffer oppression. The first step in that, I believe, is listening. So please know that if I have - as I know I probably will - do or say something that isn't what a good ally should say/do, please do kindly let me know. I AM listening. I don't expect an education (educating myself is my responsibility). A simple pointing out of what I've done wrong will suffice for those who are long exhausted from educating clueless folk like myself. As of March 2009, all full reviews of books I post will contain Character of Color (CoC), GLBT, and Gender scores rating how I thought the book dealt with those three areas. The rating goes from 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates that there were no characters or discussion of that topic in the book. 1 indicates very poor dealing with the topic. 10 indicates a very excellent dealing with the topic. I encourage polite, productive discussion and debate over the ratings. And yes, you may borrow my system if you like. It's not like I have a patent or anything. My motto comes from a quote by Andrea Dasha Reich: "The artist is not afraid to throw colors against each other and see what happens - even at home." I think it's something to live by, and as a writer, it's what I strive for. I believe that fear is the antithesis of art and civilization itself. A few personal facts that you might want/need to know are: I am from various parts of the South (mainly Tennessee), but I have close ties to Florida and Kentucky. I live with my partner, who is a forensic scientist for the NYPD. CSI references will be shot on sight. I went to the University of Kentucky for two years, but graduated from the University of North Florida with my B.A. in English and a minor in history, most of that concentrated in the classics. I have a bad habit of looking at things through the eyes of a historian, and I find pictures of cats with deliberately misspelled text to be the highest form of comedy. I do not apologize for this. As for my identity? I mainly read and write things that would be found in the science fiction/fantasy section of the bookstore. I do occasionally stray if something looks yummy enough, or is about a subject I hold near and dear. I own a lot of books, from both school and because I am a book addict. I frequent the Book Barn in Niantic, CT whenever possible and have yet to come away empty handed from the place. I am currently seeking an agent for my recently completed novel and working on several other projects. Other than those things, I can't think of what to say unless someone asks. Commenting policy is as follows: I do not mind respectful, meaningful debate, or failing that, friendly banter and discussions. I welcome a wide range of opinions, views, and philosophies. I don't mind be challenged. I do mind being flamed. I do not tolerate hate speech, in any form, nor personal attacks against myself or others. As this is my livejournal, I'll decide what constitutes hate speech. If you don't like that policy, then go away. |
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Book Recommendations - Leave a comment in this entry to recommend a book to me. Informal Poll - Stop by and give me some basic data (gender, age, etc). I like to keep stats on who passes by. Consider it a guestbook with tickyboxes. |
1. OpenOffice.org - A free Microsoft Word alternative to word processing. Did I mention free? Does everything MS Word does without feeding the evil beast. I use nothing but. Go there, download, and donate. 2. Wikipedia.com - Alternately praised and defamed, the big honkin' ever-editing 'net encyclopedia that is the salvation of bad students and the uninformed everywhere. Though, check your facts before you put them in a paper. 3. Dark Room - From the site: Dark Room is a full screen, distraction free, writing environment. Unlike standard word processors that focus on features, Dark Room is just about you and your text.. Dark Room is the Windows version of the Mac application WriteRoom. Very useful for times when you just need to WRITE. 4. Zokotou Wordmeter - A nifty wordmeter that you can put on your journal, webpage, blog, etc. I like it because it keeps me responsible. Comes in a variety of colors. |
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anti-racism, anti-sizism, bisexuality, catullus, classicism, connecticut, diversity, dragons, editing, fantasy, feminism, firefly, florida, glbt, historians, history, homer, kentucky, latin, liberalism, mythology, new york city, octavia butler, ovid, paranormal romance, publishing, queens, roman history, romance, science fiction, small presses, smart bitches trashy books, star wars, superheroes, telepathy, tennessee, the book barn, the perfect vampire novel, the princess bride, the south, toni morrison, tudors, urban fantasy, verb noire, war of the roses, werewolves, writing
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