The geek feminist revolution

9780765386243
9780765386236
0765386240
0765386232

First edition

286 pages ; 22 cm

Essays. Selections

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284)

Introduction : Welcome to the revolution
Persistence, and the long con of being a successful writer
I'll make pancakes : on opting in, and out, of the writing game
What marketing and advertising taught me about the value of failure
Taking responsibility for writing problematic stories
Unpacking the "real writers have talent" myth
Some men are more monstrous then others : on True detective's men and monsters
Die hard, hetaerae, and problematic pin-ups : a rant
Wives, warlords, and refugees : the people economy of Mad Max
Tea, bodies, and business : remaking the hero archetype
A complexity of desires : expectations of sex and sexuality in science fiction
What's so scary about strong female protagonists, anyway?
In defense of unlikable women
Women and gentlemen : on unmasking the sobering reality of hyper-masculine characters
Gender, family, nookie : the speculative frontier
The increasingly poor economics of penning problematic stories
Making people care : storytelling in fiction vs. marketing
Our dystopia : imagining more hopeful futures
Where have all the women gone? Reclaiming the future of fiction
Finding hope in tragedy : why I read dark fiction
Public speaking while fat
They'll come for you ... whether you speak up or not
The horror novel you'll never have to live : surviving without health insurance
Becoming what you hate
Let it go : on responding (or not) to online criticism
When the rebel becomes queen : changing broken systems from the inside
Terrorist or revolutionary? Deciding who gets to write history
Giving up the sky
What we didn't see : power, protest, story
What living in South Africa taught me about being white in America
It's about ethics in dating
Hijacking the Hugo Awards
Dear SFWA writers : let's chat about censorship and bullying
With great power comes great responsibility : on empathy and the power of privilege
Rage doesn't exist in a vacuum
Why I'm not afraid of the Internet
We have always fought : challenging the "women, cattle, and slaves" narrative
Epilogue : What are we fighting for?

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