Pimp My Blog: Community Edition Vol. 1

[bloodyrosemccoy]

I've had really no idea what to say about the great fandom race meltdown that's been going on for a few months, since everything I came up with seemed redundant. Then it occurred to me that instead of adding to the pointless noise, I could direct you to some of the cool noise. So pay no attention to me; head on over to foc_u to check out some interesting discussion and some really rockin' nerds.

And in case you missed it the first time around, I also recommend heading to verb_noire, an e-publishing community/company for stories with PoC protagonists. I am pimping it today partly because it is the day you get your first glimpse of the cover of a book by a certain totally fabulous writer, and hopefully in a few days you will also be able to download the book itself! I have not read this book, but I assure you, with Tasha Campbell you cannot go wrong.

Comments

[allamistako.livejournal.com]

Okay, so... what was that foc_u thing about? PoC? Whaaa?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

PoC = Person/People of Color. FoC_U = Fen of Color United. It started as a response to the assumption that sci-fi/fantasy nerds are all white, or that fans of color are a new phenomenon. Yesterday there was a big old event where people posted links to their thoughts on race and speculative fiction. The comm is informative and thought-provoking, but I'm also in it for the stories. Always on the lookout for fellow scribblenerds.

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

Nice! I'm a verb_noire member already... but I confess to being a bit afraid to approach the other com.