Separation of Church and state was a radical idea when the U.S. was first founded, but it's become The Way Things Are. Judith Tarr churchfoundidea Change image and share on social
Women in the post-Fifties world were appendages. They existed to serve men. Their lives and concerns didn't matter, except insofar as they impinged on Important Male Things. Judith Tarr appendageconcernexist Change image and share on social
Yes, I do have a soft spot for complicated villains who can't help themselves. Judith Tarr complicatesoftspot Change image and share on social
Some books are a revelation. They come along at just the right time for just the right reasons. They become heart books and soul books. Judith Tarr bookheartreason Change image and share on social
Rawn did her own thing in her own way. She cast the female gaze on a genre heavy with all-male quest fellowships, trophy females, and the occasional Smurfette. Her world was male-dominated and highly patriarchal, but she populated it with notable numbers of well-drawn female characters. Judith Tarr castcharacterdominate share on social
A baby writer should take inspiration from her predecessors but also find ways to tell her own stories in her own way. Judith Tarr babyfindinspiration Change image and share on social
So much of our fictional medievalism is distorted through a lens of Protestantism and the Reformation, slanted even further through Victorian anti-Catholicism. The depiction of actual medieval attitudes toward the Church is remarkably rare. Judith Tarr actualantiattitude share on social
The Seventies were an interesting time to be a reader or writer of fantasy. Tolkien was the great master. Lin Carter was resurrecting wonders of British and American fantasy from the early twentieth century in his Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series. Judith Tarr adultamericanballantine share on social
Most science fiction is based on our knowledge now and uses that to project the future. Judith Tarr basefictionfuture Change image and share on social
Magic is what it is, and those who work it can be male or female; it doesn't matter. What matters is power. Judith Tarr femalemagicmale Change image and share on social
