Comments on: Using Fiction as a Protest Against Injustice

By: Joanne Paulson

Joanne Paulson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:01:42 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful blog. Injustice, and how to fight it, inspires me as much as the writing itself. As an example, my first book, Adam’s Witness, is an evaluation of homophobia and its terrible consequences, melded into a mystery/police procedural. I included a love story (well, two) to demonstrate what love should look like. Several reviewers objected to my inclusion of gay characters or my so-called “promotion of the lifestyle.” Book two demonstrates how and why women go missing/are murdered, and how *some social constructs not-so-inadvertently open the door to serious abuse. Finding the right voices and avoiding appropriation are difficult sometimes. Staying focused on everyone’s humanity, sometimes including the villains’, as well as avoiding stereotypes, I hope has helped me navigate these issues.

By: Joanne Paulson

Joanne Paulson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:01:23 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful blog. Such an important topic. Injustice, and how to fight it, inspires me as much as the writing itself. As an example, my first book, Adam’s Witness, is an evaluation of homophobia and its terrible consequences, melded into a mystery/police procedural. I included a love story (well, two) to demonstrate what love should look like. Several reviewers objected to my inclusion of gay characters or my so-called “promotion of the lifestyle.” Sometimes, this writing gig is not for the faint-hearted. Book two (Broken Through) demonstrates how and why women go missing/are murdered, and how *some social constructs not-so-inadvertently open the door to serious abuse. Finding the right voices and avoiding appropriation are difficult sometimes. Staying focused on everyone’s humanity, sometimes including the villains’, as well as avoiding stereotypes, I hope has helped me navigate these issues.

By: Trish Taylor

Trish Taylor — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:10:18 +0000

The erosion of women’s reproductive rights led me to write my newest novel, The Correct Order. In my imagined future, women are in control and men are learning how terrifying it can be to have no control over one’s own body. It may not change the world, but it will hopefully make people think about what happens when we live in extremes.

https://a.co/d/0e5M6KpB

By: Mark M. Bello

Mark M. Bello — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:12:19 +0000

I have found writing about social justice and injustice quite rewarding. While my legal thrillers and other novels (please visit http://www.markmbello.com) have not yet been financially sucessful, they have been critically acclaimed, personally satisfying, and a perfect post-law practice career endeavor. I would be pleased to discuss the experience in more detail. Regards, Mark

By: Jack Peregrine

Jack Peregrine — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:36:09 +0000

I took a break from some other genres to explore the age-old concept of a totalitarian regime re-writing history according to its prevailing orthodoxy of cultural and demographic replacement, within a fantasy setting.
‘The Arisendia Chronicles’ was a labour of love I never did much with after publication. Even so, I’ve received the odd message of appreciation from readers who ‘got it,’ and appreciated a change from the usual sword and sorcery fare.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ363Z6J?binding=kindle_edition&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1718990984&sr=8-1

By: flyfizzi

flyfizzi — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:24:14 +0000

When Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaiden’s Tale she did her research in Iran, a totalitarian regime which was reducing the freedom of women daily. Unfortunately, this has actually got worse and Iran is now joined by Afghanistan and others for the reduction of women’s rights. People everywhere need to learn from these examples both in fiction and in everyday life how quickly freedom can be lost. The warnings are here. We need to heed them.