Faye Fite's Blog

Hey folks! Surprise! It's me. I'm alive. 

I know it's been a while, so before we launch into the blog post I have a quick, cool thing to tell you about: 

I'm going to be speaking at the Aspiring Authors Breakthrough Conference! This conference is composed of a lot of cool authors who are all going to help you learn how to reach your goal of becoming a successful author. Yayyy! It runs from January 25th - 31st, with an ending interview and Q&A on February 1st by yours truly. It's fun and free, so ...

As you've probably noticed by now, I am very open about the fact that I'm disabled. I talk a lot about disability representation, give disability rep book and movie recommendations, and occasionally share my day-to-day experiences as a disabled person.  

Because of this, people often ask me if I will do sensitivity reads for their stories. 

Very rarely do I say yes to this. 

It's not because I don't think sensitivity reads are important (they are...but we'll get to that). It's simply because I hav...

My favorite superhero is a guy who dresses up as a bat to strike fear into people, so it's no surprise that I'm a huge fan of stories that focus on monsters and myths. 
I also really like colors. My hair is bright blue, I wear sugar skull earrings, I have vibrant art hanging from every wall in my room.
So, when I heard that the theme for the Phoenix Fiction Writers third anthology would be myths and monsters, a single word popped into my head: 
Alebrijes. 
The story unrolled from there. 
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It's Disability Pride Month, so let's talk about alllllll the disabled and autistic characters in movies and TV shows!  

Specifically, these eleven: 

Nebula from the MCU Regan from Quiet Place Zak from Peanut Butter Falcon Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road Brick Heck from The Middle Katie from Alexa and Katie Little Boy from Float Raven Reyes from The 100 General Amaya from The Dragon PrinceHiccup from How to Train Your Dragon Renee from Loop

Here's my blog post on disabled warriors through history....

Did you know July is Disability Pride Month?
Well, it is!
That means that this month all of my blog posts and YouTube videos are going to be disability-centric (more so than usual, anyway). I am quite proud to be a disabled person, so I'm excited to share that with you all.
Today I wanted to give a list of incredible disabled warriors throughout history. I'm doing this because one of the main things I hear when people consider writing a disabled character (or see one represented on-page or on-scre...

Today marks the 6 year anniversary of my blog launch! It just now hit me that I've been blogging for a little over a forth of the number of years that I've been alive. 
*sits back in chair* *counts on fingers* Yup. That's how that math works.  
Aaaanyway. That's a long time to be in the blogging game. I've blogged through surgeries, through six publications, through transferring to a four-year university. I've blogged through good things, through bad things, and through everything in between. It'...

Let's talk about epic fantasy tropes that are THE BEST. From flashy magics to grand quests, we'll explore them all! 

Missed my video on epic fantasy tropes that are THE WORST? Watch that here! 
Listen to the audiobook for Skies of Dripping Gold, a YA Christian dystopian about a young man's climb to rescue his sister and save his own soul.
If you wanna read some awesome epic fantasy, check out my Terebinth Tree Chronicles series. You're welcome. 
Have any epic fantasy tropes that you absolutely love...

Let's talk about my writing process. 
I know, I know. Self-centered, much? 
I'm writing this post because I occasionally have people ask about how I go about writing stories. I've never written a blog post on this topic because it is top secret information and...
Just kidding. I always felt that my process is very specific to me personally and thus wouldn't really help anyone. But then I remembered: 
Today is Thursday and I have zero blog post ideas. So. 
Let's do this thing! Behold. My writing proc...

I've always really liked Jael from the book of Judges. A woman who is badass enough and collected enough to pull off killing the general of an army? Yes please.

I decided to name my Flames of Courage protagonist after Jael because they have similar traits: They're both smart, justice-oriented, and they're both brawlers.



Here's the thing about the name spelling: Jayel was a character I originally created a good ten years ago. At the time, I'd heard the story of Jael recounted in sermons or read...

Whether your love or hate Harry Potter, there's no denying that it is full of incredibly bizarre, nonsensical characters and world-building points. As a huge Harry Potter fan, I'm here to talk about my favorite (and least favorite) things in Harry Potter that make absolutely zero sense.


What are your favorite nonsensical Harry Potter facts? I'd love to hear about them!

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