Friday Links are Fretting About Word Count
A smaller Friday links than usual because, you know, NANOWRIMO IS EATING MY SOUL.
Hyperbole and a Half writes (and draws) with hilarawful detail about her adventures with depression.
Kim Westwood talks about her androgynous protagonist in The Courier's New Bicycle and answers my unasked question about how to talk about Salisbury without having an appropriate pronoun to cling to! Also it's a lovely, crunchy insight into her writing.
Sarah Rees Brennan has written a love letter to Teri Hatcher's Lois Lane (hell yeah!) and to the real life woman who inspired her, Nelly Bly.
Malinda Lo interviews Jacqueline Carey – I had no idea she was writing science fiction now! I kind of love the fact that she can do anything she want now in books as far as gender/sexuality goes and it's still tame compared to Kushiel.
A few issues arose at WFC about accessibility, and how cons can or should (or don't) deal with issues of sexual harassment and general creepiness by convention members:
Jaym Gates has assembled information about 'the creeper' at WFC parties, and discusses other similar situations. (is creeper a US term? Pretty sure Aussies just say creep – or possibly use much stronger terms!)
Our Alisa had previously spoken out about her own experience (and that of a group of women) being harassed by this person at the Aussie party.
Mari Ness, meanwhile, posted a point by point post about her horrific experiences as a wheelchair user trying to deal with this convention hotel. I think it should be required reading for all convention committees before selecting hotels for events – and sadly makes it very clear that even if hotels promise you a world of accessibility, that doesn't actually mean they are willing (or able) to deliver what they say they can.
Yes, that's really it. But the award-winning gay SF fandom sitcom that still has not screened in Australia, damn it, now has a trailer! It's better than nothing.
Give us the damn show, ABC.
