Monthly Archives: May 2018

Casual Racism

Posted on May 21, 2018 by midiguru

A hundred years ago, racism was common in fiction written by white people. It can be shocking, when reading something by a fine writer like F. Scott Fitzgerald, to see him quite casually refer to a Jewish character using a … Continue reading →

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Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind

Posted on May 12, 2018 by midiguru

Writing a novel is very hard. There are so many ways to go wrong! This week I’ve been looking at an unpublished manuscript by a writer who is thinking of hiring me as an editor. I’m not going to mention … Continue reading →

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It’s a Marvel

Posted on May 7, 2018 by midiguru

I never read comic books when I was a kid. I read Mad Magazine, but that wasn’t a comic, it was freewheeling satire suitable for the warping of impressionable young minds. Last week, at the local used book store, I … Continue reading →

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Believe It or Not

Posted on May 5, 2018 by midiguru

I really wish I could stop insulting people’s religions. It doesn’t feel good. My fantasy series has a couple of evil religions in it, but they’re fictional — and that’s all you’re going to read in this post about writing. … Continue reading →

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Claymation

Posted on May 5, 2018 by midiguru

I’ve been enjoying N. K. Jemisin’s science fiction and fantasy. I mentioned somewhere that I was delighted to see an African-American woman becoming a successful writer, so someone suggested I might like Nnedi Okorafor. From my inter-library loan system I … Continue reading →

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