The Week in Links 3/27/15

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror
Forbes: ‘Insurgent,’ ‘The Hunger Games’ And The Rise Of The Female Action Hero
People: It Follows: Three Reasons You Need to See the Indie Horror-Movie Phenomenon
Is not reading white cis male authors for a year prejudiced? Neil Gaiman responds.

Writing and Publishing
The Creative Penn: Author Entrepreneur: Increase Your Revenue
Mythic Scribes: Understanding How Readers Read
Writer Unboxed: It Turns Out, All You Need to do is Write a Great Book
dna: Author promotes fantasy book through a quiz
Karen Woodward: Dan Harmon On Story Structure

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