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JulietEMcKenna

@JulietEMcKenna@wandering.shop

I write epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with all sorts of varied shorter fiction - SF, Steampunk, Dark Fantasy. She/her. All opinions I post here are absolutely my own. You can find out a whole lot more at julietemckenna.com

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A few days ago, I saw a male reader seriously annoyed by the self-deprecating approach women writers so often take towards promoting their work, underplaying their skills and seemingly astounded by their own achievement.That's stuck with me, so I'm speaking up.

Far too many women are taught from a very early age not to put themselves forward, not to ‘show off’, and absolutely not to challenge male authority and superiority in well, just about anything - work, sports, the arts
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JulietEMcKenna , to random
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Genuine questions about Rishi Sunak's suit yesterday. Anyone got any idea of the likely cost? And will that soaking have ruined it or not?

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@ergative @JulietEMcKenna

His Press Office hate him
He would look awkward with an umbrella
They don't have a gazebo, like they didn't have a plan for a pandemic
The writer thought it would be funny and the editor nodded
Zeus was angry

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@ergative @JulietEMcKenna

You'd have thought that in the UK, aka the rainiest place on Earth, that there would be a back up broadcast option in case an outside broadcast was unsuitable. Nobody looked out the window or at the forecast and said "boss, it is pissing down out there; lets just do this one at the desk, eh man?".

No back up, no assessment, no changing plans no matter how sensible.

Archer: Hooray for metaphors

JulietEMcKenna , to random
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So outrage-seekers have discovered the National Trust’s scones are vegan. As a Trust member for nearly 40 years, diagnosed with cow’s milk protein intolerance over 30 years ago I can confirm dairy-free scones and cakes have been available for years. No one else ever seems to notice, and it makes solid business sense to cater for every potential customer when income from tea rooms supports the Trust’s work. (continues)

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@JulietEMcKenna And even if the intolerances didn't kill children, they were still recognized among adults. I'm thinking of all the 19th century books about people with dyspepsia, or how someone who was generally lucky or healthy was described as having 'good digestion'.

Then there's poor Mr Woodhouse, in Emma, who can't stomach anything other than very thin gruel. Dietary intolerances were definitely behind at least some of that, I'm sure, even if they were described with different words.

JulietEMcKenna OP ,
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@ergative Absolutely! It's an area where social history can be learned from fiction instead of books focused on the great deeds of great white men. I was having a conversation about the history of clothing and textiles within 18th and 19 century novels just this past weekend :)

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