How Legendborn Created an Enthralling Love Triangle Love triangles have a bad reputation, but they can create compelling romance. January 16, 2021June 14, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Social Justice
Feminists and Romance Fans: Let’s Fight Our Common Enemy Being a feminist and enjoying questionable tropes isn't mutually exclusive. January 15, 2021November 25, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Commentary, Social Justice
How Bigotry Ruined Magic: The Gathering’s Characters War of the Spark's missteps makes its storyline both cliché and offensive. January 8, 2021June 14, 2021 by Svend Phillips in Analysis, Social Justice
Five Arab and Muslim Stereotypes to Avoid Islamophobic tropes in stories make the world a more dangerous place for real Arabs and Muslims. January 2, 2021June 14, 2021 by Bunny in Social Justice, Storytelling
Q&A: How Do I Depict a Newly Blind Character? Answered by Fay Onyx December 21, 2020August 26, 2021 in Social Justice, Storytelling
What The Black Company Teaches Us About Dark Stories Audiences expect more from stories that feature distressing subject matter. December 19, 2020June 14, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Social Justice
Q&A: How Can I Make My Villain Ruthless Without Being Insensitive? Answered by Chris Winkle December 14, 2020August 26, 2021 in Commentary, Social Justice
Q&A: How Do I Write Structural Oppression? Answered by Oren Ashkenazi November 23, 2020August 26, 2021 in Social Justice, Storytelling
Q&A: What’s a Non-Ableist Alternative to “Losing Sanity” in Stories? Answered by Fay Onyx November 16, 2020August 26, 2021 in Commentary, Roleplaying, Social Justice
Six More Stories That Don’t Understand Power and Privilege Misunderstanding oppression in fiction can do real-world damage. November 14, 2020June 14, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Social Justice
Q&A: How Do I Keep Torture Out of My Campaign? Answered by Oren Ashkenazi November 9, 2020August 26, 2021 in Roleplaying, Social Justice
Q&A: How Do I Critique Popular Stories? Answered by Oren Ashkenazi October 26, 2020August 26, 2021 in Commentary, Social Justice
Building Mars: How Red Rising Flubs Class Conflict Misogyny, toxic masculinity, and confusion over class struggle make this book an insulting letdown. October 24, 2020June 17, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Social Justice, Worldbuilding
Q&A: What Would the Paralympics Look Like in an Optimistic Setting? Answered by Fay Onyx October 19, 2020August 26, 2021 in Social Justice, Worldbuilding
Five Signs Your Story Is Classist No one is inherently impoverished, and no one wants to be. October 9, 2020June 16, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Commentary, Social Justice
It’s Time to Throw Out The Hero With a Thousand Faces Remember this book for its impact rather than praising its poor scholarship. September 25, 2020January 21, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary, Social Justice
Q&A: How Do I Depict Historical Cultures With Problematic Behavior? Answered by Fay Onyx September 21, 2020August 26, 2021 in Commentary, Social Justice
How Our Stories Abandon Morality for Gray-Colored Lenses Pretending black and white conflicts are gray excuses evil and enables injustice. September 11, 2020July 29, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary, Social Justice
Q&A: How Do I Portray a Woman Who Invests in Her Appearance? Answered by Chris Winkle September 7, 2020August 26, 2021 in Social Justice, Storytelling, Writing
Episode 290: Authorial Endorsement and Messaging Can what your protagonist thinks and does really be that important? August 30, 2020August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
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