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The Rebel Author Podcast

285 Writing an Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador

Mar 12, 2025
01:09:03

Episode Show Notes

In this episode we cover: 

  • Digging into identity when crafting characters
  • Recognising our own unconscious biases 
  • What intersectionality is – and its importance in writing
  • Considerations when writing dialogue and accents
  • Receiving feedback from sensitivity readers

Links I mentioned:

Girl Games: NSFW Special Edition Kickstarter

Find out more about Alex:

@Alex_Temblador (IG, Threads, Twitter)

Writing an Identity Not Your Own

AlexTemblador.com

Rebel of the Week is: Morgan
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