Her Story Arc
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
Join us this month as we dig into Crimson Mage and ask author Dorothy Dreyer questions about her process, her characters, the plot, and everything in between. Where do your ideas come from? I get my ideas from everywhere. Not just from books or shows or films, but from observing a couple having a conversation… Read More
Well, the movie has been pushed back due to the (Asian, female) scriptwriter quitting after learning she was being paid way less than her (white, male) cowriter. Here’s hoping that gets worked out, and that they hire other equally skilled Asian writers. But until then, we have the book to tide us over. First of… Read More
Damn this book was good. That’s it. That’s the review. (Just kidding.) But really, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone quickly became one of the best books I read in 2020. A novella, I started reading in the afternoon…and only put it down when my phone died.… Read More
Say what you will about quarantine (just kidding, I think we can all agree it’s been a drag), but we were pretty lucky to get The Lovebirds on Netflix! I was interested in the film but don’t often get to the theater for romcoms, so the situation worked perfectly for me. Even better, I loved… Read More
Well folks, I’ve thought about it and there’s no way to discuss this movie without spoiling the whole thing. If you’ve seen it, read on. If not, it scored 8/15 on the Scale. If you are curious about it already go ahead and watch it. I’m not sure it’s on my “must-watch” list, but it… Read More
I’m almost certain Fiona J.R. Titchenell has never been a con artist on an intergalactic space station, but she could’ve fooled me. The Acid Test of Naia Mills, the first in Titchenell’s series of novella-length science fiction fairy tale adaptations, was so textured it jumped right off the page. Before starting the novella, I wondered… Read More
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