Ink Links – Sexist Stories, Writing Hacks, and Storytelling Lessons

First up, a link “Five signs your story is sexist” from Melissa. She says:

I see sexist stories all the time, but I don’t always catch that they’re sexist. 99% of the time, I’m sure the writers didn’t realize it, either. There’s just so much ingrained in culture and society that prioritizes male over female. This article is excellent at pulling often favorite stories apart and analyzing what precisely is problematic.

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Elisa loves the writing hacks in this guest post by Merrie Destefano on Teenreads. Read. Edit. Read some more. Figure out your deeper levels later. Read even more.

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The political climate is depressing. Beyond that, it’s sickening. It’s so easy to get bogged down and burned out by the news. This article by Kameron Hurley on Chuck Wendig’s Terrible Minds blog could not have come across at a better time for Melissa.

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Khan Academy and Pixar have teamed up on a series of lessons on storytelling. Kate’s been checking them out and they’re here if you want to as well.

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