by Amelia Loken | Jun 6, 2026 | Writing
Slow Productivity offers disabled writers a sustainable, disability‑justice–aligned way to build a writing life that actually lasts. In his book, titled Slow Productivity, Cal Newport writes: “Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality.” That line...
by Amelia Loken | May 25, 2026 | Writing
Sensory worldbuilding is the craft of designing a fictional world through the sensory realities of the characters who inhabit it — especially disabled characters whose bodies perceive, navigate, and interpret the world differently than the assumed norm. It’s not just...
by Amelia Loken | May 8, 2026 | Writing
Most fantasy and sci‑fi stories begin with the same assumption: if a character is disabled, the plot must eventually cure them. Magic restores what was “lost,” technology repairs what was “broken,” and the hero’s journey becomes a quest for normalization. My creative...
