Doing Diversity in Writing
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about writing better female characters. This is the first part of a two-part episode on the topic. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about That, in the US, women are estimated to buy... Continue Reading →
In this first episode of Season 3 of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—discuss how to write hair and head coverings. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about That hair, hair care, and head coverings are often ethnically dictated and genderedThat there... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—bring our season on Race and Ethnicity to an end by delving into some lingering some questions. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about If and how to use racial slurs in our writingWhen... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—scratch the surface of an incredibly broad topic: writing interracial and intercultural relationships. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about That writing relationships between characters of different races and cultures is really not that... Continue Reading →
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about naming our fictional characters. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about General things to look out for when picking our characters’ namesAll the different aspects that might influence which names make sense... Continue Reading →
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 episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—discuss the writing of race and ethnicity in fantasy and sci-fi stories. Listen to it here on Podbean or find us on your favourite podcast app. What we talked about How race and ethnicity is done in fiction and TV series that are not grounded... Continue Reading →
Representation Matters 