TLDR;
I’m not sexist
Neither are my books
You are the only agent of change
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!
Have you ever been accused of an ‘ism’ or an ‘ist?’ What’s that? It’s a word with those three letters slapped on the end of it.
I defended my PhD yesterday (which means I’m effectively Dr. Janz - however this will not be finalized until January 15th). For those of you who don’t know the academic jargon (and assuming you’d care) - a PhD defense is a presentation you have to do at the end of the PhD process, followed by two hours of questioning and prodding by a panel of experts in your field. You have to ‘defend’ your dissertation - the research paper you’ve spent four years on. Mine is 317 pages. No joke. It’s huge because I wrote a novel as part of my research. I wrote the original Blondie - the sequel to my current episodes which is also the story’s conclusion. Can you believe that I submitted a book so dark and disturbing and full of profanity to the academy? Well, I did and someho…