by Megan Leigh | April 26, 2018 | 5 Q's, Blog
Here at Breaking the Glass Slipper, we love to support new writers. I was trawling a list of ‘debuts to be excited about in 2018’ some time ago and came across the description of Implanted by Lauren C Teffeau. Not only did the premise sound fascinating,...
by Megan Leigh | April 19, 2018 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSYA author Gwen C. Katz came across a forum thread about men’s ability to write female characters. There was the usual toxicity there – brushing off any criticism as more ‘SJW bullshit’. She wanted...
by Megan Leigh | April 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhy is it such a problem that men write poor descriptions of women? And what makes them bad descriptions in the first place? Breaking the Glass Slipper speak to YA author Gwen C. Katz about the pervasiveness of poor...
by Megan Leigh | April 12, 2018 | 5 Q's, Blog
The lovely Martha Wells was recently nominated for a Hugo for the first of her novella trilogy, The Murderbot Diaries. We asked her why science fiction fans still find rogue AI stories so fascinating, what it’s like to write tie-ins for existing franchises, and...
by Megan Leigh | April 5, 2018 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEvery few years I see articles pop up in my news feed debating the merits of creative writing courses. Can you teach writing, they ask. Writing is a skill just like any other – you might not be able to imbue someone...
by Megan Leigh | April 5, 2018 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSCan writing be taught? Why go to a genre-specific writing course? What do students learn at such workshops? Charlotte and Megan talk to writer and founder of Odyssey Writing Workshops, Jeanne Cavelos, about teaching...
