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  • The Female Frontier

Anthologies for the Holiday wish-list

  • Joanne Askew
  • Posted on December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

There will be a permanent indent of my body in one corner of the room…

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  • The Heart of the Genres

Save Me from Modern YA Girls

  • Calee Jordan
  • Posted on July 29, 2019July 27, 2019

Many books have some flaws, particularly character flaws. I understand that since my genre of…

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  • The Heart of the Genres

Perfectly Wild Premises, How I Love Them

  • Calee Jordan
  • Posted on May 2, 2019May 22, 2019

Have you found book perfection? Have you found the book you haven’t mentally rewritten in…

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  • The Heart of the Genres

Speaking of trust

  • Calee Jordan
  • Posted on October 18, 2018May 21, 2020

Speaking of trust— Yes, we were talking about trust just last month (It’s about Control). …

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  • The Heart of the Genres

It’s all about control . . . paranormal control

  • Calee Jordan
  • Posted on September 18, 2018May 21, 2020

I dangled forty feet in the air. My toes, my body–more than half my weight–leaned…

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  • The Heart of the Genres

OMG, I heart Rachel Morgan!

  • Calee Jordan
  • Posted on July 20, 2018May 21, 2020

Warning: Spoilers will follow. Can I contract swimmer’s ear from headsets? For the last month,…

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  • The Heart of the Genres

Oh, great editors…save me from sieves

  • Calee Jordan
  • Posted on May 9, 2018May 21, 2020

I hate sieve writing, sieve books. What’s sieve writing? Well, in my head, where I’m…

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Early Pioneers of Women in Speculative Fiction Nominated For Retro Hugo Awards

  • Maria DePaul
  • Posted on April 25, 2018May 21, 2020

To recognize the breadth and depth of women’s speculative fiction, the first step is to…

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  • The Fandom Files

Who’s Steering the Ship?

  • Linda H. Codega
  • Posted on January 15, 2018January 20, 2019

This is a blog post in two parts. Mostly, it will focus on the crux…

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  • The Fandom Files

The Legacy and Legend of Carrie Fisher

  • Linda H. Codega
  • Posted on December 27, 2017May 21, 2020

On Thursday, a few weeks ago, I watched a film that ended with a dedication…

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