Media Resources Archives - Writing the Other

Death to “Show, Don’t Tell”! | A Conversation with Rebecca Makkai and Cecilia Tan

January 23, 2024February 8, 2024Writing the Other

In this video we explore the idea that “Show, Don’t Tell” is an outdated and inherently colonialist piece of writing wisdom, offer different frameworks for analyzing how and why exposition works in narrative, and offer tools to determine what to tell, what to show, and how much space each tactic gets. [...]

Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Crafting Chinese-American Characters

March 1, 2021May 26, 2023Writing the Other

Yang Yang Wang joins Tempest, Piper J. Drake, and Dan Wells for a discussion of language, food, and a whole raft of other cultural elements critical to crafting Chinese-American characters. [...]

K. Tempest Bradford and Sheree Renée Thomas on the Glitchy Pancakes Podcast

February 27, 2021February 18, 2021Writing the Other

K. Tempest Bradford and Sheree Renée Thomas do a deep dive into Own Voices fiction, why it’s so important, and how it fits in with Writing the Other. [...]

Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Researching for Writing the Other

February 24, 2021May 26, 2023Writing the Other

Nisi Shawl and Silvia Moreno-Garcia join Tempest, Piper J. Drake, and Dan Wells to talk about how writing stories which feature people who are not like you is, in a word, difficult. [...]

How Colonization and Migration Changes Cuisine Panel from Carl Brandon Society

February 20, 2021February 17, 2021Writing the Other

Food, sharing, cooking and eating is such an important part of many cultures — including survival, family, and a sense of place. [...]

Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Depicting Religions That Are Not Your Own

February 18, 2021May 26, 2023Writing the Other

Nisi Shawl joins Tempest, Piper J. Drake, and Dan Wells to talk about the numerous factors to be aware of when depicting religion whether you’re writing about a real-world religion or one you’ve created for your setting. [...]

Mythology and Speculative Literature Panel from Carl Brandon Society

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020Writing the Other

Mythology is a rich vein for writers to mine when it comes to making new stories. But what are some dead angles that writers have when it comes to mythology? How do you go about integrating existing mythologies into your work in a respectful way, or should you do that at all? [...]

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