ARTICLES
Most of my articles can be found on my blog, but I have a few published elsewhere. As someone with multiple chronic illnesses, I also have a particular interest in helping writers create disabled characters and analyzing how these characters are treated in fiction, so there are resources for that on this page as well.
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
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"Five More Types of Magic Systems" | Newsletter | Sep 5, 2024
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"Five Types of Magic Systems" | Newsletter | Aug 1, 2024
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"Five Successful Query Letters by Fantasy Authors" | Newsletter | May 2, 2024
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"Ten Fantasy Tropes to Embrace or Reimagine" | Newsletter | Mar 7, 2024
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"How to Get Started with Scrivener" | Newsletter | Feb 1, 2024
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"Moving Beyond Binaries in Gender-Based Magic Systems: The Wheel of Time and Iron Widow" | Reactor | Oct 12, 2021
On Writing Disabled Characters
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"How to Write Disabled Characters" | aealexander.com | Jun 3, 2022
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"Five Tips for Writing Disabled Characters in Speculative Fiction | Book Realm Revisions | Sep 18, 2023
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"Four Tropes to Avoid When Your Villain Has a Disability" | aealexander.com | May 4, 2023
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Writing Disabled Characters blog series | aealexander.com | 2021
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"Five SFF Novels Featuring Disabled Characters Who Know Their Own Worth" | Reactor | Sep 29, 2020
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Resources by Others:
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Book Reviews by Just Geeking By
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Disability Book List: SFF Novels with Disabled, Chronically Ill, and Neurodivergent Characters
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Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
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Fay Onyx's "Ableist Tropes in Storytelling" series