To Be a Great Writer, You Must Defeat a Thousand Babies

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 5 p.m.

As the world looks grimmer and grimmer, Millennials and Gen Xers retreat deeper and deeper into childhood nostalgia. Adults dominate fandoms meant for children, like Steven Universe, Young Adult fiction, and My Little Pony. Within SFF, many writers, readers and editors have begun to treat all media as though it were meant for children: It must be didactic and escapist and safe. But there are still some of us who want art to treat us like adults.
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\nIn this episode, writer and artist Sloane Leong joins us to talk about the power of embracing your inner grownup.
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\nSpecial appearance by Sloane’s dog. Introductory monologue dramatically performed by Matt Keeley.
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\nLinks:
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\nSloane Leong\u2019s website
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\nSloane\u2019s Twitter
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\nSloane\u2019s Patreon
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\nSloane\u2019s Podcast
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\nHOW ABOUT NO
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\nHenry James and the Great YA Debate
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\nI Am A Man: Memphis Sanitation Strike 1968
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\nI Don\u2019t Wanna Grow Up (and Neither Can You)
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\nI Hate the Heckin\u2019 Pupperino Presidency
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\nWhy Immoral Art Cannot Morally Harm Us
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\nGoodhart\u2019s Law
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\nLA Review of Books: Against Happiness
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\nThe Dollop: Women and Transportation
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\nThe absolutely bonkers Harry Potter Childfree Rant copypasta
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\nAbout Rite Gud: R.S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction.\xa0Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing\xa0Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC.\xa0Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com.