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S03, E10: Idealised characters and Mary Sues
Mary Sues are idealised characters with no real flaws. They are dull, irritating, and strangely prevalent. We look at what it means to be a Mary Sue,…
8 years, 5 months ago
Fighting oppression with Paige L Christie
Last year, Lucy was lucky enough to read an author review copy of Paige L Christie’s debut novel, Draigon Weather. She immediately fell in love with …
8 years, 6 months ago
S03, E09: Fighting oppression with Paige L Christie
We ask Paige L Christie about sacrificial tropes, using education as a kind of rebellion, and how cultural myths are used to oppress and establish so…
8 years, 6 months ago
Describing women with Gwen C. Katz
YA author Gwen C. Katz came across a forum thread about men’s ability to write female characters. There was the usual toxicity there – brushing off a…
8 years, 6 months ago
S03, E08: Describing women with Gwen C Katz
Why is it such a problem that men write poor descriptions of women? And what makes them bad descriptions in the first place? Breaking the Glass Slip…
8 years, 6 months ago
Jeanne Cavelos on teaching genre writing
Every few years I see articles pop up in my news feed debating the merits of creative writing courses. Can you teach writing, they ask. Writing is a …
8 years, 7 months ago
S03, E07: Jeanne Cavelos on teaching genre writing
Can writing be taught? Why go to a genre-specific writing course? What do students learn at such workshops? Charlotte and Megan talk to writer and fo…
8 years, 7 months ago
Fantasy, nostalgia, and working for hire with David Tallerman
It is very rare for Charlotte and I to agree. When we do, there’s great celebration over at BtGS headquarters. David Tallerman’s trope-inverting, Dun…
8 years, 7 months ago
S03, E06: Fantasy, nostalgia, and working for hire with David Tallerman
Charlotte interviews writer David Tallerman about writing fantasy and crime, writing-for-hire, Dungeons and Dragons, and the current trend for nostal…
8 years, 7 months ago
Where are the tampons? with Tiffani Angus
In this episode, Charlotte and Lucy talk to writer and lecturer Tiffani Angus. They discussed the estrangement of women’s bodies in apocalyptic ficti…
8 years, 8 months ago