Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Bryon to talk about some of the finer points of writing dialogue, such as giving characters distinct voices through affect and subtle uses of language. You can read Bryon's fic "War Machines" (now completed) <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/54075940/chapters/136904752" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> on Ao3. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social, and on Tumblr, https://www.tumblr.com/the-fanfiction-tapes.

How to Write Talking Good

On this episode, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Sungrass to talk about foreshadowing, and some examples of our favorite uses of it as well as how it can go wrong. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social, and on Tumblr, https://www.tumblr.com/the-fanfiction-tapes.

A Surprise Tool That Will Help Us Later

On this episode, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined once more by Cam, this time to talk about the issue of queerbaiting. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social.

Trope Talk: Queerbaiting

On this month's story spotlight episode, Maya and Ian attempt to have a coherent conversation about the Harrietta Lee series, a new adult urban fantasy series by Stephanie Ahn. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social.

Story Spotlight: Harietta Lee

Ian, Maya and Dylan are joined again Caff, to talk about headcanons, reboots, rewrites, and other ways that queerness gets added to media. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social.

Seeing Rainbows

Ian, Maya and Dylan are joined by friend of the show, Caff, for a brief history and discussion of a piece of American cinema history that has had a lasting impact on the media landscape: the infamous Hayes Code. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social.

Why the Evil Woman is Hot

On this episode, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by friend of the show Barry to talk about how queer characters and content has become more mainstream over time. You can find Barry in various corners of the internet under the handle Greatness942. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social.

Airing Out the Closet

Maya and Ian are joined by Inthretis for a discussion about the hit show She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. You can find Inth's works on AO3 here: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/inthretis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://archiveofourown.org/users/inthretis</a> If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social.

Story Spotlight: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Maya, Dylan and Ian are joined once again by Elizabeth as we discuss the concept of "The Death of the Author": the idea that what the author intended is not always the final word on what the story means. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social.

The Death of the Author

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