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Author Archives: Cat
Writers and Guilt
Writers are so good at beating themselves up for all sorts of reasons, some valid, some not so much. Here’s some encouragement for dealing with writerly quilt.
Pantsing, the Flow State, and Trusting Yourself as a Writer
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Tagged flow state, pantsing, principles for pantsers, trusting yourself as a writer, writing
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Opinion: When Writers Punch – Up, Down, or Sideways
This is, I hope, my final followup to earlier pieces on reactions to Jason Sanford’s post identifying hate-speech and similar posts in a specific forum of Baen’s Bar, Politics, and the subsequent DisCon action in removing Baen’s leader, Toni Weisskopf, … Continue reading
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Tagged arguing on the internet, baen books, cancel culture, jason sanford, tolerance, writers behaving badly
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Rambo Academy Campus Calendar for March 2021
Zoom links will be available on Patreon, pinned in #localannouncements on the Discord server, and available via the !calendar command on Discord. How do you get access to these events? Details are here, but basically you can subscribe through Patreon … Continue reading
Video: Twitter Basics for Creatives
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Tagged handling social media, seo for creatives, social media, twitter
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What’s Coming Up In Early March, 2021
Here’s what classes are coming up for the Rambo Academy in the next couple of weeks. Systems of Magic: How to Use Your Magic to Enrich Your Worldbuilding with Cat Rambo, Saturday, February 27, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time. Witches … Continue reading
Opinion: On Baen Books, Moderating Discussion Boards, & Political Expression
A few days ago writer Jason Sanford published an investigative report into what was happening on the discussion boards known as “Baen’s Bar,” run by the fantasy and science fiction publisher Baen Books, specifically in its Politics group, where people were supporting in support of the Jan 16 coup attempt and suggesting ways it could be better organized and executed. Baen, as well as some authors, replied. Others replied to them. Now I’m weighing in too.
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What’s Coming Up: Valentine Day Events
Class: Different Kinds of Love: Writing Relationships that Aren’t Romantic Next class date: Saturday, February 13, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time. Instructor: Cat Rambo There are plenty of loves that aren’t romantic in nature, ties of friendship or family. What … Continue reading
