Sarah Gailey on sexual violence in SFF

Sarah Gailey on sexual violence in SFF

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPlease note that this episode may contain content that could upset some listeners. Audience discretion is advised. Late in 2016 I stumbled across a post on Tor.com entitled ‘Do Better: Sexual violence in...
Love triangles

Love triangles

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLove triangles are as a common as mud when it comes to fiction. Is your story lacking tension? Throw in a love triangle! Do you want to hook in a teenage audience? Throw in a love triangle? Want some audience...
Foz Meadows on portal fantasy

Foz Meadows on portal fantasy

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPortal fantasy has long been a popular subgenre of fantasy, from classics such as The Chronicles of Narnia to Alice in Wonderland and newer interpretations like Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. One of my favourite...
What women write: Published in 2016

What women write: Published in 2016

One of our main goals here at Breaking the Glass Slipper was to increase the discussion of women writing SFF. We constantly see male authors talked about, reviewed, and recommended, making it appear as though women aren’t writing and publishing great SFF....
The 2017 speculative fiction prospectus

The 2017 speculative fiction prospectus

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt is the holiday season and everyone is thinking about presents. Don’t lie, you know you are. You’ve been making a list (even if only in your head) of presents you’d like to receive and trying to...