From the Book - First edition.
Introduction : Welcome to the revolution --
Persistence, and the long con of being a successful writer --
I'll make pancakes : on opting in, and out, of the writing game --
What marketing and advertising taught me about the value of failure --
Taking responsibility for writing problematic stories --
Unpacking the "real writers have talent" myth --
Some men are more monstrous then others : on True detective's men and monsters --
Die hard, hetaerae, and problematic pin-ups : a rant --
Wives, warlords, and refugees : the people economy of Mad Max --
Tea, bodies, and business : remaking the hero archetype --
A complexity of desires : expectations of sex and sexuality in science fiction --
What's so scary about strong female protagonists, anyway? --
In defense of unlikable women --
Women and gentlemen : on unmasking the sobering reality of hyper-masculine characters --
Gender, family, nookie : the speculative frontier --
The increasingly poor economics of penning problematic stories --
Making people care : storytelling in fiction vs. marketing --
Our dystopia : imagining more hopeful futures --
Where have all the women gone? Reclaiming the future of fiction --
Finding hope in tragedy : why I read dark fiction --
Public speaking while fat --
They'll come for you ... whether you speak up or not --
The horror novel you'll never have to live : surviving without health insurance --
Becoming what you hate --
Let it go : on responding (or not) to online criticism --
When the rebel becomes queen : changing broken systems from the inside --
Terrorist or revolutionary? Deciding who gets to write history --
What we didn't see : power, protest, story --
What living in South Africa taught me about being white in America --
It's about ethics in dating --
Hijacking the Hugo Awards --
Dear SFWA writers : let's chat about censorship and bullying --
With great power comes great responsibility : on empathy and the power of privilege --
Rage doesn't exist in a vacuum --
Why I'm not afraid of the Internet --
We have always fought : challenging the "women, cattle, and slaves" narrative --
Epilogue : What are we fighting for?
