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What Do We Do with Older Books and Movies That Offend Modern Sensibilities?
Should they be edited? Given warning labels? Censored?
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Brent Hartinger
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March 2024

Is It Still Worth It for Writers to Put Up with All the Bullshit?
The system used to work. I'm starting to wonder if it still does.
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Brent Hartinger
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February 2024

It's Hard to Write Stories Set in the Past. But Some Writers Do It Better Than Others.
The past is far more interesting than some recent projects make it seem.
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Brent Hartinger
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January 2024

I've Realized Something Big About My Writing Career — and There's an Interesting Take-Away for Aspiring Writers
My work in traditional media was always a cold, hard slog. But every time I embraced new media, I found massive success.
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Brent Hartinger
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December 2023

How Do You Successfully Self-Publish Your Book?
And how is self-publishing different from traditional publishing?
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Brent Hartinger
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November 2023

The Weird and Wonderful MURIEL'S WEDDING is a Perfect Movie
This 1994 Australian film is on Netflix, and you should totally watch it. But is it really "feel-good"?
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Are Sex Scenes Gratuitous?
Gen Z says yes. But here's the thing: I agree with them.
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Brent Hartinger
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October 2023

What Do You Call a Word That Can Mean Two Opposite Things?
A riddle for writers.
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Brent Hartinger
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What I Learned From Getting Trapped in Some Mud as a Kid
Are freaked out Americans reacting to real concerns? Or did they just never learn how to manage stress?
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Brent Hartinger
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September 2023

What's the Difference Between Science and Magic?
In stories, I love both. But the two conceits explain the difference between science fiction and fantasy.
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Brent Hartinger
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August 2023

Do Book Marketing Gimmicks Work?
Yes! And no. Like everything, it depends.
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Brent Hartinger
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July 2023

Twenty Years Ago, Everyone Thought My Gay Teen Novel Would Flop. They Were Wrong.
My book, Geography Club, changed the world a little tiny bit — and utterly transformed my life.
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