Doing Diversity in Writing
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—take a pause to talk about what to do when hiring professionals to better your writing is not an option (yet). Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about That there’s privilege in being able... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—discuss diversity and representation in Disney’s Encanto. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about All the ways in which diversity shows up in Encanto, from skin colour to body type, to the different roles... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—compare two F/F romance novels to talk about how to ‘Show, don’t tell’ race and ethnicity in your writing. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about Caren J. Werlinger’s She Sings of Old, Unhappy,... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—interview author Antoine Bandele. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. Antoine Bandele is an Amazon bestselling author in action adventure fantasy, dark fantasy, sword & sorcery, African American fantasy, and African literature. He was born and raised... Continue Reading →
In this final episode of the first season of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—discuss holy days and answer some listener questions. To listen to the episode, find us on Podbean or your favourite podcast app. What we talked about the fact that there are many more holy days than Christmas and it serves... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—conclude our conversation about marking the unmarked by discussing description. To listen to the episode, find us on Podbean or your favourite podcast app. What we talked about marking and unmarking in terms of descriptionthe Twilight series and the problematic use of dark and lightwhy... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—continue our conversation on marking the unmarked. To listen to the episode, find us on Podbean or your favourite podcast app. What we talked about the importance of being conscious about the language you use AND how you use itthat language is forever changing and... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about marking the unmarked. It’s the first episode of three on the topic. To listen to the episode, find us on Podbean or your favourite podcast app. What we talked about what we mean by “marked” and “unmarked”how conscious marking and unmarking in our... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about diversity within diversity and what writers can learn from the concept of intersectionality. To listen to the episode, find us on Podbean or your favourite podcast app. What we talked about how Kimberlé Crenshaw came to coin the term ‘intersectionality’Black Lives Matter as... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about the third common pitfall when representing diverse characters: tokenism. To listen to the episode, find us on Podbean or your favourite podcast app. What we talked about what tokenism is and why it is problematicwhy characters such as JK Rowling’s Cho Chang are... Continue Reading →
Representation Matters 