Females in Fantasy

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.

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Sources:

Jordan Peterson on female heroes: https://youtu.be/Wo7qFJ3X4Mo

Highest-grossing female-driven movies: https://www.glamour.com/story/highest-grossing-female-driven

Popular female protagonist books: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/female-protagonist

The most successful movies directed by women: https://www.liveabout.com/successful-women-filmmakers-4142000

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If you want to keep up with me after the end of the podcast, here are a few ways!

My blog: briannadasilva.blog

Newsletter: bit.ly/2Ov2tFm

Twitter: twitter.com/Brianna_daSilva

Also, check out my debut fantasy novel, CITY OF RECKONING, coming out summer 2021, and currently listed on Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47161334-city-of-reckoning

Kathrin Hutson talks about antiheroines, morally gray protagonists, and what our preference for — or against — dark characters really says about us.

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Keep up with Kathrin:

https://www.kathrinhutsonfiction.com/

https://www.facebook.com/KathrinHutsonFiction/

https://www.instagram.com/kathrinhutsonfiction/

https://twitter.com/ExquisitelyDark

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To read all about why I'm ending Females in Fantasy, and what comes next, here's a Patreon post (available to the public, not just paying patrons):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/sad-announcement-28572345

If you want to keep up with me after the end of the podcast, here are a few ways!

My blog: http://briannadasilva.blog

Newsletter: https://bit.ly/2Ov2tFm

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brianna_daSilva

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 respond to some of the counter-arguments out there from people who think the cancel culture is a good thing.

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You can find Nicole on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1GsNaGSESEjy4aufbnIaA

and Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14954026.Nicole_Pierman

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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, is that wish fulfillment and political correctness? Or is it just... realistic?

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To go more deeply into this topic, I highly recommend the following essay by Kate Elliot: 

"Writing Women Characters Into Epic Fantasy Without Quotas." 

https://www.tor.com/2016/03/23/writing-women-characters-into-epic-fantasy-without-quotas/

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Keep up with Kate on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/KateElliottSFF

Her blog:

http://www.kateelliott.com/

And her newsletter:

http://subscribepage.com/kateelliottnewsletter

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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).

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Keep up with Susan on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/stdennard

on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/stdennard/

and through her newsletter, which you can sign up for here:

https://susandennard.com/

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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 lot of complexity and nuance, and we wanted to get that right. Please don't let the length stop you from listening. I believe this topic is very important, and it's something we need to talk about more in the book community.

If you agree or disagree with what Francina and I had to say, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Tweet to me at @Brianna_daSilva or @FemalesInFantasy, or send me a note at [email protected]. Let's keep the conversation going.

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To dive deeper into the topic of book controversies, censorship, and online toxicity, here are some great videos from Francina's channel I recommend!

"Carve the Mark controversy" https://youtu.be/AOwsQ3mJKPI

"Blood Heir controversy" https://youtu.be/C4S1p3KtZSw

"Modern censorship" https://youtu.be/wvsYlcxohzI

"Diversity isn't about adding POC or LGBT" https://youtu.be/Bx3I5p4qgUQ

"How the book community has achieved moral bankruptcy" https://youtu.be/aPgl8tA7ChM

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Keep up with "intellectual" Francina on her YouTube channel:

http://youtube.com/francinasimone

Or, keep up with Francina "being stupid" on Twitter: (Her words, not mine!)

https://twitter.com/FrancinaSimone

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V.S. Holmes comes on the show to talk about writing disabled characters in fantastical settings.

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You're invited to a virtual party! Come celebrate 1 year and 2 seasons of Females in Fantasy!

DATE: Sunday, April 7

TIME: 3pm EST

PLACE: YouTube Live https://youtu.be/l-L1rnTX1So

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Keep up with V:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VS_Holmes

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorvsholmes/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vs_holmes/

Website: https://vsholmes.com/

Listen to my episode on V's podcast!

https://www.amphibianauthors.com/podcast.html

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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.

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THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE is now a New York Times bestseller!

http://bit.ly/priorytree

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Samantha's follow links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/say_shannon

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/say_shannon

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaShannonAuthor

Tumblr: http://sshannonauthor.tumblr.com/

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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 Christian SF&F writers, and perhaps most importantly, how to write good stories without preaching to your audience (a problem that not only Christians struggle with).

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Links to things we talked about in the interview:

Realm Makers: Christian speculative fiction conference

https://realmmakers.net/

Enclave Publishing: Source of awesome Christian sci-fi and fantasy

https://www.enclavepublishing.com/

Lindsay's website

https://www.lindsayafranklin.com/

Lindsay's follow links

https://www.instagram.com/linzyafranklin/

https://twitter.com/LinzyAFranklin

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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 science fiction, and why it matters.

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Becky's website:

https://www.otherscribbles.com/

Becky's newsletter:

https://tinyletter.com/beckychambers

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