About ALWAYS THE OTHER: Conversations about writing from the margins with LD Farrell and Shameem Smillie
ALWAYS THE OTHER is a podcast born from our belief that many voices and perspectives (especially those straddling more than one culture) are going unexplored and unrecognized. ATO is a hub for writers and readers to discover stories and hear conversations that reflect their communities and life experiences. In each episode we will be joined by other writers, bloggers, filmmakers, journalists, and thinkers who are from or are allies of communities outside of the “mainstream” and whose voices are often unheard.
EPISODE 18: THE END…NOW WHAT? Sneak Peaks and the future, that’s what’s up!
We made it! We’ve finished the drafts of our novels. In this, our last episode of our podcast, we share some excerpts from the novels we've talked so much about.
Hananya starts us off by reading a scene from her book set in the days of kingdoms, rebellious princesses, and age-old family drama.
Then, we shift gears to the 1980s with Shameem’s story where she reads an excerpt starring her narcissistic antagonist which leaves Hananya and Leslie ready for a fight.
Leslie’s tale captures the atmosphere and dialogue of The Great Depression while laying out a struggle between the protagonist and her domineering mother.
We talk about the use of vernacular in worldbuilding, and Leslie offers to read aloud to Hananya. And we all bask in the glow of having done what we set out to do. We all now have a finished draft of our novels that are ripe for editing.
We thank each of you for going on this journey with us!
As we move toward our publishing dreams Shameem & Leslie are embarking upon a different journey with a new podcast titled, Always the Other: Conversations about writing from the margins.
On this podcast they will chat with authors, writers, bloggers, documentarians, journalists, and others from non-mainstream communities about the importance, impact, challenges, and triumphs of telling their stories.
Stay tuned at the end of Amigas for Episode 0 of Always the Other!
8 Jan 2024
EPISODE 0: Welcome to the Conversation!
Always The Other: Conversations about writing from the
margins, with LD Farrell & Shameem Smillie is a podcast born from our belief that many voices and perspectives (especially those straddling more than one culture) are going unexplored and unrecognized. Celebrating what makes us unique and adding a diverse perspective to the world of writing is important to us.
Always the Other, is a hub for writers to discover stories and hear conversations that reflect their communities and life experiences. In each episode we will be joined by other writers, bloggers, filmmakers, journalists, and thinkers who are from or are allies of communities outside of the “mainstream” and whose voices are often unheard.
We met in an online writing workshop and became long distance friends. Although we live thousands of miles apart, Leslie from the U.S. and Shameem from Wales, we quickly
learned that we have more in common than not. As we began to edit our novels and turn our attention to the publishing phase of our journey it became clear that as people of color we had additional challenges to face.
What better way to face challenges than to do it with others. And so, this new podcast was born.
Always the Other: Conversations about writing from the margins aims to amplify diverse voices wherever we can find them.
Don’t fit the mold. Break it!
25 Dec 2023
EPISODE 17: Kill Your Darlings with editor Lauren Humphries-Brooks
On this episode we are very excited to announce that we have a special guest! Literary editor Lauren Humphries-Brooks!
Lauren is a published author and freelance editor who answered the questions that many new authors have when writing their first novel: When is my manuscript in good enough shape to hire an editor? How can editors help with storytelling? What kind of feedback should I expect. What do editors expect from us? And much, much more.
For more info about Lauren check her out at:
Lauren Humphries-Brooks, Freelance Editor
https://linktr.ee/laurenhbrooks (https://linktr.ee/laurenhbrooks)
Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 10–5 ESTMember, Editorial Freelancers Association (https://www.the-efa.org/memberinfo/lauren-humphriesbrooks-24361/), ACES (https://pen.org/), PEN America (https://pen.org/)
Join us as we take another step toward our publishing dreams in this podcast about writing and friendship. We are the Three Writing Amigas!
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