The Glup Shitto Episode
OnWhat’s in a name? A lot, really. That’s why they’re so hard to come up with. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez joins us to talk about names.
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Against Worldbuilding
OnI can show you the world. Shining, shimmering splendid. Tell me, writer, now when did you last read a worldbuilding guide?
Toothless Vampires
OnWe have nice vampires who don’t kill, sad ghosts, succubi who don’t fuck. But we like it when monsters are monstrous.
The Way to Write the Other is Not To Make the Other Into You
OnMany writers seem to think that the way to fix exoticism is to homogenize every other culture from every part of the world.
The Way to Write the Other is Not To Make the Other Into You (Transcript)
OnThe transcript of our latest episode with Karlo Yeager Rodríguez about writing the other and homogeneity in fiction.
Orc Gusano
OnHas Latinx representation in American sci-fi and fantasy really gotten any better since that book was written fifty years ago?
No Plot Just Vibes
OnIn this episode of Rite Gud, we are joined once again by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, who is going to tell us why plot isn’t everything.
The Tragedy of the Creative Commons: On Superheroes and Modern Mythology
OnAre superheroes a modern mythology, or is this a way to flatten the complexities of traditional art while giving commercial media a spiritual significance it does not deserve?
Books Are Not Movies: Writing the Invisible
OnInstead of learning from books, too many fledgling writers learn to write primarily from movies, television and video games, and their writing suffers as a result.