What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

1013. How can fiction writers create diverse, authentic characters without relying on stereotypes? Alex Temblador, author of "Writing An Identity Not Your Own," tackles this question and more. Learn about the importance of community engagement in research, the pitfalls of overemphasizing certain character traits, and techniques for editing with an eye toward inclusivity. Temblador also shares her own experience applying these principles to her novel "Half Outlaw," offering a practical look at writing across identities.


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50 GG Like Versus As

50 GG Like Versus As

Find out which of these words is a preposition and which is a conjunction. Try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of speech to pop clouds. You can also fi...

5 Sep 20136min

381 GG Prepositions

381 GG Prepositions

The fascinating history of English prepositions (yes, really). If you are trying to learn about prepositions, try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of sp...

30 Aug 20137min

380 GG Participles and Gerunds

380 GG Participles and Gerunds

Prove you know your parts of speech with the new iPad game Grammar Pop. You don't have to know the difference between participles and gerunds to play, but if you're up to the challenge, it's there wai...

22 Aug 20138min

379 GG Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names

379 GG Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names

Who started it and why? Get Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Aug 20136min

378 GG Apostrophes and Plurals

378 GG Apostrophes and Plurals

Learn how to use apostrophes by pondering a Victoria's Secret ad. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Aug 20137min

377 GG Royal "We"

377 GG Royal "We"

In honor of the new royal baby, more formally known as Prince George Alexander Louis, we're pondering a pompous pronoun choice known as the "royal we." Buy Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGboo...

2 Aug 20136min

376 GG Why Do We Have Both A and An?

376 GG Why Do We Have Both A and An?

How English evolved to give us two indefinite articles (a and an), and the odd mix of possessive pronouns that don't quite match. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See ...

19 Jul 20137min

375 GG What Is It Called When You Mishear Song Lyrics?

375 GG What Is It Called When You Mishear Song Lyrics?

Spoonerisms, Mondegreens, Malapropisms, and Eggcorns. Like the podcast? See Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Jul 201310min

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