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Interviews and Roundtable Discussions

Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Yes, You Can!

June 4, 2019Writing the Other

In this episode Tempest, DongWon Song, and Dan Wells tackle the question: “In this climate in publishing, can we even DO this, anymore?” Short answer: YES, YOU CAN. If you’ve heard from agents or editors that writing books that aren’t #OwnVoices isn’t something you can do, listen to us dismantle that idea and give advice for how you can go forward. [...]

Writing Fat Characters – An Interview With Marianne Kirby

April 27, 2019April 15, 2019Writing the Other

Tempest interviewed Marianne about fat characters, why she uses the term Fat, non-conforming bodies, and stereotypes to avoid and representations she’d like to see. [...]

Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Latinx Representation

April 16, 2019April 15, 2019Writing the Other

Julia Rios joins Tempest on Writing Excuses to talk about writing characters who come from one of the many Latin-American cultures or subcultures. There’s a LOT of discussion of food (yum!) [...]

Testimonials

Going into the workshop I had a particular story I was burning to learn how to tell without being inappropriate. I was terrified I was writing it (and anything else involving characters of color) like an out-of-touch white dork. Ms. Shawl and Ms. Bradford were compassionate and emotionally generous while being very straightforward. Their class both eased my mind and made me realize how clueless I’ve been; it has started me on a lifetime learning project that can do nothing but make me a better writer.

― Ellen Saunders, a Weekend Intensive student

Writing the Other is an invaluable workshop for anyone who cares about writing honest and true stories. On point exercises. Loads of reference material. Experienced instructors who bring passion and wisdom to each and every lesson. I highly recommend it.

― Beth Bernobich, author of The Time Roads

Latest

Custom Writing the Other Seminars for Agencies and Publishing Houses

June 30, 2018January 24, 2019Writing the Other

Agents, Editors, Publishers: Do you want to help your clients and authors create representative, inclusive fiction without inadvertently using damaging tropes or outdated [...]

Support the Writing the Other Sentient Squid Scholarship

April 27, 2018January 24, 2019Writing the Other

Are you interested in helping us help writers learn how to combat cultural toxicity? To create fiction that is inclusive, and that better represents and reflects the world? Yes, it’s possible. But we need your help to make it happen for more people. [...]

Bring Writing the Other to Your Local Conference, Convention, or Writing Group

October 12, 2016March 21, 2018Writing the Other

Writing the Other teachers are available to lead classes and workshops or give talks based on our expertise in person or virtually. [...]

Deep Dive Into Dialogue and Dialect | a Writing the Other class