The other week, author Shannon Hale shared the following on Twitter: In writing workshops I ask the men, "Can you think of 5 women writers that you've read multiple books of theirs?" Most cannot. Then I ask the women, "Can you think of 5 men writers that you've read multiple books of theirs?" The question…
Snowy Days With Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber: Part One
Welcome to The Bloody Chamber roundtable; a collection of short stories by speculative author Angela Carter. We’ll be discussing the short stories — their themes, the craft and the feelings they’ve elicited — in a four-parted series for every season starting with cold, frosty winter. We broke up the collection and have started with wolves:…