Hi some more Dean, And since the waking up of lots of people to make supportive noises toward you happened to happen during a politically quiet time in my mentions, somebody should probably warn you that most serious writers (whether they admit it or not) tend to be ....
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF @DeanBradleySFF and
... much more loyal to the book and writing culture than they are to their politics. Great when you want freedom from politics and a hassle when you and/or your friends want freedom to politic. So various flavors of reds, pinks, anarchists and socialists ...
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF @DeanBradleySFF and
... such as me for example, will cheerfully help, guide, and cheer you on in making your reactionary claptrap the best reactionary claptrap it can be and reaching the troglodytes who will treasure it (at least assuming you're not actually genocidal). Cranky crazed libertarians...
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF @DeanBradleySFF and
... were similarly helpful to me and my friends along the way. The hidden commandment that makes this work is Thou Shalt Not Make Anyone's Mentions Into a Right-Left Turbulent Vortex Without Express Assent. One does that by keeping writing and politics convos in their lanes
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF @DeanBradleySFF and
... being careful to split things and drop people who don't disagree when you cross lane lines. Also by always apologizing and accepting responsibility when inevitable fuckups occur. You'll know you have it down cold when one day your mentions explode into a riot of ...
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF @DeanBradleySFF and
different friend groups screaming at each other and you find yourself thinking "There is an asshole I must subdue, and it's not any of these people." Also, GRR. Twitter just changed "agree" to "disagree" and my key log shows I typed it write in the first place. FIX THIS TWITTER.
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Replying to @JohnBarnesSF @DeanBradleySFF and
RIGHT. RIGHT. Not write. While under bed for rest of night should I
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Replying to @DeanBradleySFF @JASutherlandBks and
That's what I've always told my writing students and coachees but they still duck and whine and try to get away from me.
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Agree w everything John said above, and obligatory mention that talent knows no politico boundaries, not should reading habits. Most of my favorite SF authors are left of center (@JohnBarnesSF , @amendlocke , China Mieville, @AquilaRift , etc.)
Some culture war types in SF >
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