Would you rather win all the awards or make all the money? “Both” is a valid answer, but few writers are so lucky. Sometimes peers and publishers will push you one way or another, when really, all you want to do is be yourself. How have the Word Docs managed this? In a lively conversation spanning everything from pop culture to professorships, Amy, Alex and Sean reveal all.

 

Episode 9 - tags

Academia

Awards

Bias

Classism

Comic-Con

Comics

Community

Competition

Conventions

Cultural capital

Cultural cringe

Defining success

F-bombs

Genre fiction

Inclusivity

Intellectual laziness

Literary fiction

Parental advice

Participatory culture

Polymaths

Pop culture

Popularity

Power relations

Prejudice

Reading habits

Representation

Sexism

Slang

Supanova

Tortured metaphors

Youth

Would you rather win all the awards or make all the money? &ldquo;Both&rdquo; is a valid answer, but few writers are so lucky. Sometimes peers and publishers will push you one way or another, when really, all you want to do is be yourself. How have the Word Docs managed this? In a lively conversation spanning everything from pop culture to professorships, Amy, Alex and Sean reveal all.
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Episode 9 - tags
Academia
Awards
Bias
Classism
Comic-Con
Comics
Community
Competition
Conventions
Cultural capital
Cultural cringe
Defining success
F-bombs
Genre fiction
Inclusivity
Intellectual laziness
Literary fiction
Parental advice
Participatory culture
Polymaths
Pop culture
Popularity
Power relations
Prejudice
Reading habits
Representation
Sexism
Slang
Supanova
Tortured metaphors
Youth

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