Writing Fat Characters – An Interview With Marianne Kirby
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.
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Media Resources
Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Latinx Representation
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!)
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Who’s Consuming Whom? – A Roundtable Discussion
Join three award-winning authors and editors as they dig into the roots of this dynamic in speculative fiction and publishing.
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Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Bisexual Characters
In this episode Tempest joins Dan Wells and Dongwon Song to interview author TJ Berry about writing bisexual characters.
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Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Colonialism
Tempest joined the Writing Excuses podcast for an episode to talk about Colonialism, Cultural Appropriation, and their effects on writing and writing inclusive
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Roundtable: How To Stay In Your Lane
Should White People Write About People of Color? There is no one answer to this question, there is no one conversation that can provide definitive guidelines. However, it is a discussion worth having in the context of the classes we teach.
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Nisi Shawl and Daniel José Older on The Creative Writer’s Toolbelt Podcast
Nisi talks about issues around writing representative fiction with Andrew Chamberlain of The Creative Writer’s Toolbelt alongside author Daniel José Older. How should we
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