Jasper Woods

Jasper Woods writes genre bending speculative fiction with a surreal tilt and a Midwestern spine. Born in western Kansas, he now haunts the Wisconsin woods. He incorporates his 30+ years working in human services into his stories, exploring the dark corners of our present from our future. Join his Substack for free and receive monthly short stories, leaning surreal and always falling under the speculative umbrella. He’s a big fan of LeGuinn, Link, Vonnegut, Butler, Atwood, Jemisin, Baldwin, Serling, Lynch, more. Married since a comet collided with Jupiter, Jasper is the proud parent of a noise maker and baker of deliciousness.
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Empathy & Character

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Empathy is not agreement. Empathy is “get”-ment. Empathy is a deep understanding of another person’s perspective and/or experience. But empathy does not start with understanding, it starts with a guess. Here, we’re gonna get into how to apply empathy to a character. On Empathy The essential question of empathy is: …

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Addressing Imposter Syndrome

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Let’s start with how awesome it is that we have a term to name the feeling and/or belief that we are not good enough. That term: Imposter Syndrome. Here, we’re gonna get into what it is and explore some ideas on how to address it. Definition Imposter Syndrome is a …