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JUVEN BLOG: newest releases this week!
06/19: A Short History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction By Asha Swann
“No matter how terrible the writing was or how evil the lesbian characters were: these novels were proof that gay women existed."
06/20: Editing Poetry, Part I: the Morning After By Yun-Fei Wang
"Finding inspiration in writing poetry is like pouring alcohol– precise, thrilling, foreshadowing– while developing the piece is bold like taking the shots you just poured in one breath, and editing the finished poem– the words intoxicated and the stanzas ecstatic– is the morning after."
06/21: On Diverse Antagonists & Disney Queercoding By Stuti Desai
“No one would blink an eye at a “normal” character ascending to magical villainy (normal being cis, white, and raised in some nice, calm branch of Christianity), but a brown villain? Who was allowed to be connected to their roots, allowed to wear traditional clothing while still being undeniably evil?”
06/22: Poetry and Points of View: Exploring 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Persons By Ian Hebeisen
“Different points of view can accomplish different things in writing, such as distancing the audience from the action or fully immersing them in the story.”
06/23: Writing with Tension By Skylar Nitzel
“Once you’re in the thick of your story, you’ll want to start thinking about places where you can raise the stakes.”
06/25: Your Next YA Sapphic Read By Grayson Yount
“The sapphic relationships in these YA books span the scale of plot importance—not all are centered around romance—but it’s valuable to read books with casual representation of these relationships. Here are six candidates for your next great read—dive right in!”
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