I’m in love with the Marvel movieverse. I love many of the characters and the franchises. But I think it’s time we stop holding up The Avengers as the textbook example of how to make the perfect superhero team movie. Because, you know. That’s what killed the Justice League. What, you say, it’s not dead […]
My Hugo nomination has brought a sudden burst of media interest in China. Some have asked me how my life will be changed; I want to tell them there will be no change at all. The nominated story, “Folding Beijing,” was published two years ago in Chinese. After that, my life has gotten busy. I’m […]
One result of being a “professional fangirl,” writing about fandom and pop culture for a living, is recognizing the intersection of work and personal life, and becoming hyper–aware of how both shape your identity. A common mantra among career coaching and self–help circles is to “do what you love” and for a lot of us, […]
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The year is 1978. I receive a gift from my aunt and uncle. It’s an electric keyboard. I hear “Nickelodeon” sung by Julie Andrews on The Muppet Show. I play it by ear, and start piano lessons. I win a lot of awards. I love the Muppets, but wish I could play the drums like […]
When I was very young, someone once told me that the characters we write reflect our own feelings about the world. What, they asked, does this tell you about your work? That night, I went back and looked through my stack of black–and–white composition notebooks, my ugly, penciled–in scrawl. I found fierce, compassionate protagonists, snake–scaled […]
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that when I was a teenager, books saved me. I know there are many of us, both book professionals and readers, who can look back at the books we read and clung to in high school and childhood, and know that those books helped us get through […]
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From Anakin, Padmé, Leia, and Luke to James, Lily, and Harry, the relationship between parents and their children has always been a popular theme of exploration in speculative fiction. Familial relationships are complex, and often bear conflicts and strengths that are generations old, making them a compelling canvas for an epic story. Family also has […]
“‘That was a narrow escape!’ said Alice, a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence.” Growing up, I would often watch the walls of my room slowly elongate, the ceiling moving farther and farther away, all the while my father’s or my mother’s worried face shrank […]