sensitivity reading Archives - Sacha Black

285 Writing an Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador

Sacha Black — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:00:41 +0000

Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 285 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Alex Temblador all about writing an identity not your own.

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
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Rachel Beaney and Gerry Fitzgerald. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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253 Thrillers for Young Adults with Kara A Kennedy

Sacha Black — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:00:39 +0000

Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 253 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Kara A Kennedy all about writing thrillers for young adults.

In this episode we cover:

Tips for writing toxic characters and dialogue
Approaching sensitive topics in a way that is respectful to survivors
Checks and considerations when writing about toxic queer relationships
Blending supernatural elements into a natural story
Finding your target audience as a YA author

Find out more about Kara:

I Will Never Leave You

Instagram @karaaislinn

Rebel of the Week is: Merren

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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238 How to Write Trans Characters with Dharma Kelleher

Sacha Black — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:00:41 +0000

Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 238 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Dharma Kelleher all about how to write trans characters.

In this episode we cover:

The importance of representation in our books
Writing trans and queer characters when cisgendered
Harmful tropes and stereotypes to avoid
Working with a sensitivity reader
Balancing educating readers and creating an engaging story

Find out more about Dharma:

Rebel of the Week is: Mélanie

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

This episode is sponsored by Fictionary

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137 How to Write About Mental Health and Trauma with Iona Wayland

Sacha Black — Wed, 11 May 2022 07:00:25 +0000

Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 137 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Iona Wayland all about how to write about mental health and trauma experiences.

In this episode we cover:

How to approach and research trauma and mental health
Trigger words and content words
How to write about trauma realistically
Sensitivity reading
So much science and psychology

This week’s question is: how are you looking after yourself?

Recommendation of the week is: The Bestseller Code by Matthew Jockers and Jodie Archer

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Find out more about Iona at:

Author Website/Sensitivity Reading

Rebel of the Week is: Lena Johnson

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com.

2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Valerie Ihsan and CJ Dainton. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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