Ultimately, ask yourself: What is nobody else talking about? What do I have to say about this that hasn’t already been said?
Reading what other people are saying is the only way to ensure that your argument is new and specific. If you’re writing about RuPaul’s Drag Race, check New York magazine, Vogue, Rolling Stone, The Advocate, and other outlets, and see what’s been published about the topic already. To that end, it’s crucial that you read all the pop culture criticism you can get your hands on. Research: Before you write, do your homework In 2021, she launched The Audacity, a newsletter that includes a book club, features Roxane’s writing, and showcases emerging writers. She is both the first Guggenheim Fellow and the first Black woman to write a Marvel comic book ( Black Panther: World of Wakanda).
She has edited multiple anthologies, including Best American Short Stories 2018 and the bestselling Not That Bad. She is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and her fiction has appeared in the likes of Harper’s Bazaar, McSweeney’s, Tin House, and Oxford American. ROXANE GAY STARTED WRITING when she was only four years old. To date, she has authored five critically acclaimed books-a memoir ( Hunger), a collection of essays ( Bad Feminist), two collections of short stories ( Ayiti, Difficult Women), and a novel ( An Untamed State).