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Welcome to Season 2! Yay!

Today's topic is decolonizing fiction craft, and I'm chatting with the book coach and fiction editor Karen Parker. We cover everything from the hero's journey and remakes to the Iowa Writers' Workshop and how NOT to workshop. Come hang out with us :)

Here's Karen's coaching – if you're ready to start pitching your novel, or you've tried and failed so far in the query trenches, come join their coaching cohort from September:  https://www.karenaparker.com/book-coaching

Here's a piece by Karen on Jane Friedman's blog: https://janefriedman.com/sensitivity-reading-in-speculative-fiction-why-it-matters-more-than-you-think 

Here are some of the links mentioned in the show:

Ben Bacon:  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64162799

Orly Goldwasser:  https://museum.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/2016/pharaoh-in-canaan/pdf/alphabet-en.pdf

 Felicia Rose Chavez:  https://www.antiracistworkshop.com/the-antiracist-writing-workshop

 Clarion West: https://www.clarionwest.org/resources/workshop-methods/

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