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Where to go after Tumblr bans adult content

Tumblr will ban adult content on 17 December. The move is aimed at eradicating porn on the platform and comes a couple of weeks after Tumblr was removed from Apple’s iOS App Store after child pornography was discovered on the Verizon-owned microblogging website. It’s a change that may affect writers of erotica, fan-fiction writers and … Read more

iPhone and earbuds. Podcasts for writers.

Awesome podcasts for writers

I love podcasts. I’m currently subscribed to 35 podcasts and I’m always looking for more good ones. I listen to podcasts about different subjects, but today I’m sharing with you my favourite awesome podcasts for writers. Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach Ann Kroeker is dedicated to helping emerging writers be more creative and productive. Episodes are … Read more

A Native American dreamcatcher. On cultural appropriation.

Writing and cultural appropriation

In a Facebook fiction writers group, a white man started a discussion on “cultural appropriation” (his quotes). In short, he claimed that it’s not real and writers should write whatever they want. In the comments, the mostly-white folks agreed. Cultural appropriation in writing is a serious topic worthy of discussion. Unfortunately, that was not the … Read more

Rudd apology to Forgotten Australians.

Forgotten Australians

From the 1920s to the 1980s, an estimated 500,000 children experienced institutional care. These children are referred to today as Forgotten Australians. They are the inspiration for the novel I’m writing. About 7,000 of these children were child migrants from Britain, Ireland, and Malta. About 50,000 of them were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. They … Read more