Essays
- Articles on Language and Culture:
- Articles on Science, Religion and Plausibility
- Articles on Writing
- Complete List of my Articles
- “The View From the Other Side” up on Asimov’s website
- Aztec steampunk
- Blog post up at SFnovelists
- Common misconceptions about Ancient China
- Common misconceptions about the Aztecs
- Cultural appropriation
- Female protagonists in historical fantasy
- Fun habits of non-native speakers
- FYI re US tropes…
- Guest post at the Apex blog: On series and (lack of) planning
- Guest posting on scientific plausibility
- How I made a book trailer (part 2 of 2)
- How I made a trailer (part 1 of 2)
- Mixed-race people in SFF
- New blog post up at SF novelists: Narrative, Resonance and Genre
- Nifty writing software
- Obsidian and Blood setting, 1: the Valley of Mexico
- Obsidian and Blood setting, 2: Tenochtitlan
- Obsidian and Blood setting, 3: The Sacred Precinct
- Obsidian and Blood setting, 4: Acatl and death in Mexica religion
- On political and value neutral
- On SF and simplicity
- Review: Bebook mini (plus bonus rant)
- Science, engineering and large projects: SF in the 19th Century
- Seraphina, fullblood prejudice and pervasive racial passing
- SFF as metaphor: aliens, vampires, foreigners and immigrants
- SFnovelists post about research
- The Rule of Names
- We’re all the same deep down, or “it’s all a matter of degree”
- Writing cultures: insider vs. outsider
