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Diversity is not a trend; it's a responsibility. Art isn't neutral; the imbalance is real. I found this webinar really insightful, so I wanted to share it. How to write layered stories, not stereotypes.

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“Some people talk about other people’s failures with so much pleasure that you would swear they are talking about their own successes.” Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Manda Scott was an award winning crime writer-up for an Edgar, when she was drawn to write something completely different.

Writers often like to talk about how intuitive the writing process is, but in truth, building a book is a remarkably unintuitive task. Or, to put it more accurately, you need a lot more than intuition. You need plot and characters. You need a setting. You need a theme that is relevant and...

It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. Thomas Sowell