“In Cypress Slough” includes two gay characters, but it’s not a story about being gay in East Texas.
In this behind-the-scenes look at the latest Not About Lumberjacks story, I talk about representation, the stories I’d never write (and why), and how I approach writing disenfranchised characters who have experienced lives I can only imagine.
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Links to some people and things mentioned in this episode:
- ScreamQueenz
- Writing the Other
- Nisi Shawl
- Cynthia Ward
- David Bowles
- Invisible | Invisible 2
- Craft in the Real World
- Alba Salix
- Fable and Foley
- Natalia Sylvester
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Nice insights. I enjoyed listening. No one should be defined by their sex, color, sexual preference, age, none of it. They should be defined by who they are, and oh by the way-gay. Or woman. Or Asian.
Thanks for listening. I’m really pleased with the way the story turned out and this behind-the-scenes look at it! 🙂