Musings

Knitting:
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Writing:
I did write a response on the Sherlock Kinkmeme which I crossposted to Ficlet Friday, not to shamelessly plug my own comms or anything.

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School:
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Plants:
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Signal Boost: but what does whisperspace mean to YOU?

greywash posted: but what does whisperspace mean to YOU?

It's like whisperspace invites the reader to read a thing—a single, discrete object called a "post," which happens to have a, like, formatting signal in it that part of it should be read differently from the rest—literally with two minds: "read this bit with your art brain; okay, now read this bit with your friend brain."

I really liked this discussion on whisperspace, and how talking in the tags brought a different aspect of posting to social media.

Not Being Inclusive Is Also A Political Choice – Chuck Wendig: Terribleminds

terribleminds posted: Not Being Inclusive Is Also A Political Choice – Chuck Wendig: Terribleminds

1. everything is forced in a story because they’re not magic

2. stories are not a natural state and so nothing occurs naturally within them, nor can they “call for” anything

3. inclusivity is part of good storytelling

4. not being inclusive is also a political choice

On the concept of 'default' in media. As someone who grew up reading far too much white male fiction, I have to consciously change that 'default' when writing, which I'm finding to be extremely enlightening about making me face subconscious bigotry and pride. After all, if I don't want to be diverse, I'm an arse and not really portraying the world I know, and if I'm afraid to be diverse because I'm worried I'll be called out for inaccuracy, it means I'm too prideful to ask (and pay) beta readers and sensitivity readers: which once again means I have a problem.

Accepting that I don't know everyone's experience and advocating their voices is political, but so is refusing to listen.