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I wrap up my thoughts on female characters by tearing apart Jordan Peterson's conceptualization of the archetypal "male" and "female" heroes, and present my own theory on the archetypal hero.--Sources:Jordan Peterson on female heroes: http
Kathrin Hutson talks about antiheroines, morally gray protagonists, and what our preference for — or against — dark characters really says about us.---Keep up with Kathrin:https://www.kathrinhutsonfiction.com/https://www.facebook.com/Kath
Nicole Pierman and I continue the conversation that started with Francina Simone about cancel culture in the book community. We discuss the concept of "harmful" books, censorship, and how to have productive conversations online. Plus, we resp
Kate Elliot and I talk about the common misunderstandings people have about the roles real women played in history, and how this impacts the way fantasy gets written. When women are given complex, powerful roles in historically-inspired stories
Susan Dennard responds to some critiques and failures of "intersectional" thinking, and discusses how to solve them in the context of character creation. Plus: How the fear of powerful women plays into the way we see witches (and not wizards).
To kick off SEASON 3, Francina Simone and I talk about cancel culture in the book community, and the way it harms the people it claims to protect. This conversation is much longer than regular episodes, because the subject matter called for a
V.S. Holmes comes on the show to talk about writing disabled characters in fantastical settings.---You're invited to a virtual party! Come celebrate 1 year and 2 seasons of Females in Fantasy!DATE: Sunday, April 7TIME: 3pm ESTPLACE: You
Samantha Shannon, author of THE BONE SEASON series and THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE, talks about the phrase "strong female character," and why it's problematic.---THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE is now a New York Times bestseller!http://bit
Lindsay Franklin, author of THE STORY PEDDLER, talks about her experiences as a person of faith writing speculative fiction. She shares about her difficulty relating to other Christians, what she wishes the secular world understood about Christ
Becky Chambers, author of A LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET (and its sequels) talks about world building, alien genders, prejudice metaphors, and how her experiences as a gay woman influence her writing. Plus: Why she chooses to write hopeful
L. Stephanie Tait, a director, author, and podcaster, joins me to talk about the stigma against women making sci-fi/fantasy movies, the rampant sexism in the film industry, and how to (hopefully) fix the whole mess. Plus, all about her podcast,
Kelsey Eng, an illustrator for Dreamworks' new SHE-RA series, talks about the portrayal of female characters in fantasy art, animation, and games.See Kelsey's gorgeous art on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kelseyeng32/Sign up for her n
Tasha Suri joins me to talk about EMPIRE OF SAND, her epic fantasy debut inspired by Mughal India. We explore the real Hindu epics and history that fueled her world building. Also, we answer the question: Why are empires such a common theme in
Natasha Ngan joins me to talk about GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE, her upcoming Asian-inspired high fantasy novel. We discuss the recent influx of diverse fantasy books, and the controversy around writing cultures that are, or are not, "your own". Al
Victoria Schwab (aka V.E. Schwab) talks about writing girls with "masculine" traits, what she wants to see more of with gay rep, and how internalized misogyny and the "likability complex" can get in the way for writers and readers of female cha
April Daniels comes on the show to talk about transgender characters, different expressions of femininity, and how she portrayed the trans experience in her power-fantasy superhero books, DREADNOUGHT and SOVEREIGN. ---You can keep up with A
Kameron Hurley, author of The Stars Are Legion, The Geek Feminist Revolution, God's War, and many other epic books, joins me to talk about female warriors — and their frequent erasure from our narratives. Is it "realistic" to write about bada
To kick off SEASON 2, I chat with Ada Hoffmann about the representation of autistic characters in fiction (in sci-fi/fantasy and otherwise).Ada's autistic book party:http://www.ada-hoffmann.com/autistic-book-list/Ada's newsletter:http://b
The Females in Fantasy podcast will return with Season 2 on September 6! Meanwhile, fill out the listener survey at:http://bit.ly/fifsurveyDon't miss the next #FemalesInFantasy Twitter chat on August 25, 8pm EST, about non-human female chara
Aliette de Bodard and I talk about how gendered socialization affects our behavior, how stereotypes affect our unconscious storytelling decisions, and about experiences surrounding immigration and diaspora identity.This is the END of Season 1
YA sci-fi author Emily Skrutskie joins me to talk about her lesbian pirates + sea monsters mashup duology, THE ABYSS SURROUNDS US, and her newest, exciting release, HULLMETAL GIRLS, featuring cyborg girls on a generation starship and deeper iss
Briana Morgan comes on the show to talk about slut-shaming and girl sex in YA, bisexual representation, writing for different identities, her urban fantasy book REFLECTIONS, and her upcoming "everyone is gay" book about witches at boarding scho
Rebecca Roanhorse, author of TRAIL OF LIGHTNING, a recently-released action-packed debut about a Navajo monster-slayer, joins me to talk about indigenous representation, the state of publishing, and her rather dark view of the future.You can
Joyce Chng joins me for a fun and inspiring conversation about the power of speculative fiction and imagination, advice for new writers, writing for RPG games, and what it's like to be a part of an anthology.Keep up with Joyce on Twitter (@jo
NYT bestselling author Justina Ireland comes on the show to talk about DREAD NATION, being controversial on Twitter, the sensitivity reader database she started, and FIYAH Lit Magazine.CW: A couple strong words are used in this episode.Lear
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