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More on the “Color Blind” thing
When I was a kid, we used to have a song we sang when we walked down the street, deliberately bumping into people we didn’t ...
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So You Say You Don’t See Color
At first, the question the novice writer asked seemed simple. A member of one of my writing groups asked whether describing one of her characters ...
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It feels good to be known
I was recognized today. When you are a writer, that’s important. Even when, no especially when, another author knows your name. I attended a writing ...
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Courage Spotlight – Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a quiet epidemic, hitting 25% of all women, and 7.6 percent of men at some point in their lives. October is Domestic ...
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Courage Spotlight – Sickle Cell Disease
There are many kinds of courage. Living with Sickle Cell Disease requires more than one of them. Dontae Morrow is twelve, and does not want ...
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Finding a Literary Agent
This post is a response to a question about how I got an agent, from someone about to start the process of searching for one ...
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Revision is a Bitch
Revision is a bitch, with a capital B! I once wrote a post about the differences between revising and editing a manuscript at (https://romancingthegenres.blogspot.com/2015/08/revision-and-editing.html) Those ...
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The Gift of #Ownvoices
I gave myself an extra special holiday gift this year. Was it expensive? Absolutely. Was it worth it? Again, a resounding yes. Will I do ...
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Policies On Diversity Are Only The Beginning
Some thing require more than just a diversity policy. An organizational policy on diversity is a lot like a school policy against bullying. It may ...
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