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The history of fan fiction demonstrates how efficient, and effective, women have been at pooling together to get what they want out of their stories. It's been a largely female-driven world. Sherwood Smith demonstratedriveeffective Change image and share on social
As a kid, I pretty much got nothing but scorn, and occasionally active animus, for writing fantasy and squirreling it away in my closet and, later, under the mattress supports in my bed. Sherwood Smith activeanimusbed Change image and share on social
Female authors were still using male names when I was young, or they were neatly shoehorned into 'women's books' except for those few that men could always point at when the disparity was pointed out. Sherwood Smith authorbookdisparity Change image and share on social
I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me. Ann Bancroft lousyluckyreader Change image and share on social
We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight of the difference between dissent and subversion. Richard Perle differencedissenteager Change image and share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
