By now a lot of people have heard about the rape joke made by a creator to a manager at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It's all pretty hideous, but, on maybe a positive note, it's generated a lot of dialogue about rape language and misogyny in gaming which is always something worth talking about. The Mary Sue has a good breakdown of the situation here as does Gamers Against Bigotry.On a better gaming note, Princess Peach will be a playable character in a mainstream Mario game for the first time since 1988!
- The Wheeler Centre brings it again with Tara Moss talking about evil women. Fair warning: she is super gorgeous and seems to snap her lips a lot? Lovely piece of writing though.
- Chuck Wendig tells you 25 Things You Should Know About YA Fiction
- These six tips for finishing your novel are pretty great too.
- I'm totally enamored with the photography of Robert Kaczynski. Miss Moss has a lovely collection of the pics over on her blog, so check them out.
- 10 Great Books Starring Cats! Because what's not to love about that?
- What your favourite Shakespeare play says about you. Apparently I find unisex t-shirts convenient?
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