Salt Honey

This week, we're talking about romance! What we like and dislike about the genre, things we think about when trying to create romance between characters, and much more.

Also, we're still accepting applicants for our mentorship until 8/1/20! Please check the details on twitter

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This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss characters. What makes the characters we like special, and what kinds of characters end up informing and coloring how we look at a work of fiction?

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TRIGGER WARNING: we discuss sexual abuse and misconduct in this episode. 

This week, we talk about what has been going on on comics twitter in the past week, with many prominent figures in comics, art, and many other industries, being outed as having abused their power and acting inappropriately towards marginalized genders. We also discuss the pledge for men in comics that has begun circulation on social media.

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This week, we're talking about narrative promises, what we try to keep in mind as creators, and what we expect as readers. We discuss works of fiction that we feel fulfill a promise, drawing a line from beginning to end. For the full quote in question, visit Sloane's newsletter: https://sloaneleong.substack.com/p/lets-talk-story/comments

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This week, we are talking to the inimitable Junko Mizuno about her work, process, and inspiration. We discuss her comics Pure Trance and Little Fluffy Gigolo Pelu (Last Gasp,) as well as the importance of staying true to one's self when creating stories and characters.

This episode was for VanCAF, and for more digital programming, check out #CANCAF, which is a group effort promoting the programming and events from all the comics festivals in Canada.

Junko's website: https://www.mizuno-junko.com/

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This week, we're joined by comics writer Matt Fraction, probably best known for his run on Marvel's Hawkeye, as well as Sex Criminals and Casanova (Image Comics.) In this episode, we talked to him about what went into the planning and process of his new book with Elsa Charretier, November (Image.) November also features colors by Matt Hollingsworth and lettering by Kurt Anken.

This episode was for VanCAF, and for more digital programming, check out #CANCAF, which is a group effort promoting the programming and events from all the comics festivals in Canada.

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Sloane and Leslie talk about what they've been reading, watching, and working on during the quarantine. Mostly a catching up episode!

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Sloane and Leslie are back with an episode about strategies on how to start stories and ways to get the ball rolling on their creative processes.

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This week, Sloane and Leslie go down memory lane and talk about the legendary manga group, CLAMP. We discuss our favorite things about their work, favorite series, and how they've impacted a generation of artists.

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This week, Sloane and Leslie talk about canceling.

Mentioned in this episode-

Ribbon Farm articles- Crowds and Technology https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/09/15/crowds-and-technology/ The Internet of Beefs https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2020/01/16/the-internet-of-beefs/   When Systematic Hatred of Women Online Goes Unnoticed, What Does it Say About Us? https://medium.com/@KMMcCort/when-systemic-hatred-of-women-online-goes-unnoticed-what-does-it-say-about-us-930cccb683e0   Contra Points “Canceling” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjMPJVmXxV8   Lee Mandelo’s tweet thread https://twitter.com/leemandelo/status/1218534299173105664?s=12   Twitter: http://twitter.com/saltandhoneypod