Thanks for this! I especially liked (and agreed with) Colette Sartor's pet peeve regarding women in their 50s and describing women generally. My pet peeve back in grad school was guys who described women solely by their age (young) and looks (beautiful). It was the female students who'd occasionally include an "elderly" woman (usually sentimentalized).
Good reporting on the conference, which I’ve been following from afar—and mostly via Substack, which speaks to the power of this platform. And the real rip-snorter? That 100 percent true graphic!
Thanks for this! I especially liked (and agreed with) Colette Sartor's pet peeve regarding women in their 50s and describing women generally. My pet peeve back in grad school was guys who described women solely by their age (young) and looks (beautiful). It was the female students who'd occasionally include an "elderly" woman (usually sentimentalized).
I know...I love it too when a person in their 40s is considered old.
When I was in college I once sympathetically told a co-worker on her birthday that she didn't look that old. She was 23.
I literally laughed out loud - I hope the 23 yo had a sense of humor too.
Writers = equal parts pleasant and peevish!
Cannot disagree!
Good reporting on the conference, which I’ve been following from afar—and mostly via Substack, which speaks to the power of this platform. And the real rip-snorter? That 100 percent true graphic!
Right? That graphic is priceless!
Wasn’t that Creative Constraints panel fantastic? I got so much from it
I wasn't there, alas! But I'm sure it was excellent!