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DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 1d

woah woah woah, two weeks in a row with newsletters? is this habit forming?

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Surgery with a Shotgun: Why Genres Matter

Categories are made up. They will always be nothing more than an approximation of the thing itself. Nothing as simple as a label can encompass the experience, the reality, and the nuance of any indivi...

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DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 1d

🙏 🙏 🙏 Thank you!! I'm so glad it resonated with you! I told you I had thoughts about genre and genre divides!

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 1d

"Part of how these terms persist is as a site of fracture. Not only are we trying to encompass an unencompassable thing, but we can't even agree on what it is we're trying to approximate when we say 'science fiction'"

Must-read @dongwon.bsky.social essay:

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Surgery with a Shotgun: Why Genres Matter

Categories are made up. They will always be nothing more than an approximation of the thing itself. Nothing as simple as a label can encompass the experience, the reality, and the nuance of any indivi...

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DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 4d

hey! sorry i mostly quit social media and will probably disappear in a puff of smoke soon... 😅

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 4d

truly

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 4d

being open to subs after the advent of generative ai sure is... different.

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 5d

I need to get that one! I need some chairs 😅

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 5d

y'all are coming through...

a screenshot of an inbox with a 118 new emails notification badge. everything is fine.

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 5d

adult only at this time

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 6d

I also really recommend anything from Lost Art Press/Christopher Schwarz as a place to start with design focused on hand-tool techniques!

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 6d

would love to hear your thoughts on it! you have such interesting and thoughtful approaches to genre and genre boundaries!

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 6d

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 6d

they are porous for sure! and it's honestly really vibes-based in so many ways. I have longer thoughts about this I'm working on now for a newsletter, so more soon...

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 6d

🙏 thank you Martha!

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 6d

Hello! I'm open to unsolicited submissions for the first time in ages...

Looking for: Adult Epic Fantasy and Horror only

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Submission Guidelines — DongWon Song

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DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 7d

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 7d

forgive me for i have committed newsletter

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Publishing is Hard

it really is. occasional thoughts on how to make it survivable and keep from losing your mind in the process.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Jul 6

immigration is good, actually.

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Jurge Cruz-Alvarez 🦬 @jurge.site · Jun 9

Gotta say, these protests and the city of LA fighting to take care of their neighbors is the most hopeful I've felt in a bit.

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sirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · Jun 8

You can see America as a nation built on a monstrous agenda of genocide, enslavement, apartheid. Or you can see America as a nation of people who - massacred, enslaved, disenfranchised - absolutely refused again and again to accept that agenda. I am so proud of that second nation.

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Writing Excuses @writingexcuses.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are excited to announce that @dongwon.bsky.social will be joining @maryrobinettekowal.com and @sandratayler.bsky.social in Minnesota from June 15th-21st for our 2nd (re)Generate Retreat!

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · Nov 12

Anyway, the truth is it’s not hard to stand up to genocide apologists. Just say “This is awful; I cannot fathom how any person could justify this.“ And then when they try to justify it you say, “No, I don’t think you understand: This is unfathomably cruel.” That’s it! You did it!

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · Nov 8

so weird that this became their like dominant branding but is completely shoved aside in the game.

DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · Nov 8

i gotta be honest... i've played all 3 mass effect games multiple times and i have no idea what n7 means or why it matters. it really never comes up in the games? i was always confused why it was on all the branding/shepard's uniforms.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Nov 3

Ode to butterbutts.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."