Doing Diversity in Writing
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—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 →
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 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 