In this mini episode, Cate and Kit give you four tips in five minutes. The topic: writing skin.


Resources:
Skin Color Website
(https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/96830966357/words-for-skin-tone-how-to-describe-skin-color)

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Kit and Cate are back!<3 Welcome to Season 3 of the Writer at Work Podcast.

Today we're discussing how to make sure you're representing LGBT+ (or Gender and Sexual Minorities- GSM) folks in your writing, how to write people different from you, and how to make realistic romantic relationships.

Just as a quick note: Cate talks from her perspective- hetero and cis. Kit talks from her perspective- pan and cis. But we do try to be broad in our inclusion and descriptions.

Further research and info on writing GSM/LGBT+ characters:

https://goodmenproject.com/gender-sexuality/writing-trans-characters-jvinc/

https://www.dnbryn.com/2020/01/04/how-to-write-non-binary-characters-a-three-part-guide-for-writing-characters-with-non-binary-genders/

https://deaddarlings.com/closet-writing-gay-characters/?doing_wp_cron=1641611950.1962139606475830078125

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Kit and Cate talk about the subgenres in fantasy, how difficult each is to research and prep, and where to find resources for that research.

Cate's back! And we had some audio issues! For the month of May, we will be doing another mini series, this time on what kind of research goes into planning for the major genres. We will link to some resources we use or have found.

This episode is an intro explaining what genres we will cover.

Kit talks about villanelles, guides you through writing your own, and shares one she wrote. Also, we read Lilace Mellin Guignard's Lullaby in Fracktown.

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Kit talks about Jeremy Michael Clark’s poem “One Fire, Quenched with Another,” as well as how to recontextualize things in your stories/poems/life.

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Kit talks about ekphrasis, the ancient Chinese poet Kuan Tao Sheng, and finding inspiration in art.



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For our first Poem of the Week, we read Javier Zamora's "Second Attempt Crossing." It's about Zamora's journey to the US at the age of 9 and the person who helped protect him. Kit gives insight into structure, meaning, and takeaways for your poetry. 


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It's exactly what it sounds like. Kit and Cate talk menstruation, why it might not be addressed  much in fiction, why it's important to include it in our writing, and how we can use menstruation in our stories.

Kit mentions this article in the episode:
https://mosaicscience.com/story/menstrual-taboo-periods-shame-women/

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Kit asks Cate about her stance on writer's block.


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