Apparently yesterday’s (by an hour) post was more personal than I was quite ready for… Let’s detox with something less personal! Counterbalancing a Tiny Bit of Our Biases An Unofficial Crash Course in Cognitive Science for Writers: Pt. 1 Have you ever reflected on a memory, and brought it up with a family member or…
Month: October 2018
Variable Comforts
A Talk about “Writing Diverse Characters” I gave a talk at the Japan Writers Conference about writing diverse characters. Like I said in my post leading up to the conference, I chose to go in with practically no preparation. I ended up so tense that I foolishly rehearsed talking about certain things—and those things were,…
Off to the Japan Writers Conference!
I’m flying to Otaru for the Japan Writers Conference today! It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, and I’ve been a mess all day today: rushing out of a room to go do something only to realize that I left behind something crucial. But most things are done. Just 2 things left: submit my scholarship…