#OwnVoices

Annalee

LeeFlower

Okay so I'm about to tell a coming out story.Like most people I do not have ONE coming out story; I did not hire a skywriter or leaflet my hometown.

Gwen C. Katz

gwenckatz

In light of the "catfishing author" incident, a thread on pen names, their history, conventions, and courtesy.This is my personal perspective. Other people may disagree, but from my perspective this

Bogi Takács PERSON

bogiperson

I want to talk a little bit about autism in fiction because of the latest trashfire.(Will link in thread)Specifically, the whole subgenre of "my sibling is autistic, woe is me"

Kit Sun Cheah, Herald of PulpRev

thebencheah

Wuxia. Xianxia. Cultivation.Among the hottest fiction trends today, and the genre I'm working on next.I've been looking into the genre for years, but everywhere I looked I found too many

Amanda Woody 🏳️‍🌈

findmeediting

I know a lot of you are querying after #pitmad (especially #bvm authors!), so I want to share with you my success formula and a #querytip list to help you

Naoise Dolan ☁️

NaoiseDolan

Expecting queer authors to be community ambassadors when straight authors get to just be authors is homophobic regardless of who’s saying it It’s also a recipe for disappointment. I’m out

Tasha Suri

tashadrinkstea

Sometimes it takes work to fully engage with a piece of media. If you're a western consumer you may have discovered that to really get the nuances of k-drama or

Vancouver Kidsbooks

kidsbooksca

We have an awesome thread planned for today- some favourite #NewRelease books from our Teen section #YALit #BookTwitter #BookBoost #WeekendRead We’re not biased or anything, but @Jenn_Benn is one

Jayce Ellis

thelawyerwrites

People are being painfully disingenuous about this BIPOC POV conversation, and I'm over it. NO ONE, not a single soul, told you not to write a diverse cast. All your

WeNeedDiverseBooks

diversebooks

Happy International Day of of Persons with Disabilities! While we celebrate all of these people today, we feature #OwnVoices books and disabled voices on our blog year-round. THREAD (1/10): "Stories

Jack Chanek

jack_of_wands

In the wake of Wednesday's attack on the Capitol, and in light of the Nazi fucker with the Odinist tattoos, Pagan Twitter has (understandably and importantly) been revisiting the rampant

Libro.fm

librofm

Do you and your kiddo have a long weekend together this weekend? Try out a listen with one of these great kid's books!https://libro.fm/playlists/kids-next If you really want to get into

Squidwords Sami Ellis

themoosef

Let's talk about pitchwars babe.It's about time. (1/X) I love my PitchWars sibs! They're a great community. I love my mentor (and if Pintip is still the mentee liaison, she

Claire Willett

clairewillett

I am thinking a lot lately about how most of the media I've sincerely enjoyed over the past couple years has centered the belief that providing emotional satisfaction to your

Yilin Wang (she/they) #LiteraryJianghu

yilinwriter

-thread- I read a great article recently, "The Concept of the Sinophone" by Shu-Mei Shih, that talks about the problems and dangers that come with simplifying a whole cultural group,

Carly Findlay OAM

carlyfindlay

So excited to see a heap of disabled writers’ books due to come out. We need more representation - and we’re getting it. These books aren’t just for other disabked

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