It's My Birthday

In this episode we discuss the history of my favorite superhero, Batman. This episode engages the history of comic books, and comic heroes, a problematic history and how we can learn from superheroes as writers and filmmakers.  Content warning: we discuss mass shootings, racism, anti-Semitism, Nazis, and yellow face.  follow @TheAnnotatedAuthor on Instagram and @AuthorAnnotated on Twitter. 

This week I take a short break from full novel analysis and answer some questions I've received, both about the podcast, and my writing process. This is a segment I call The Writer's Room and I hope to have more in the future when I have some time to kill between topic recordings. Please feel free to send over your questions via email or social media.  Twitter: @AuthorAnnotated Instagram:@TheAnnotatedAuthor Theme:Gin Boheme by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/26011">Blue Dot Sessions</a>

How Mary Shelley discovered her voice as an author and with it revolutionized the horror genre. 

I share my love for my favorite childhood novel, and how it helped me understand the importance of characters in world building. We also discuss the taboos of Victorian society, as well as Freud, and the suspension of disbelief. I try my best to condense as much as I can in to a short window without getting too much like a lecture. Thank you for Listening. Theme: Gin Boheme (Gin Boheme by Blue Dot Sessions) Instagram: @TheAnnotatedAuthor Twitter: @AuthorAnnotated

I recount how I stumbled upon this book at 8 years old, on a shopping trip with my family. I share how it inspired me to write adventure stories, and how now as an adult I can look back on the novel with scrutiny and discuss its racism, misogyny, and praise for colonialism in Arica.  Music: Gin Boheme (Gin Boheme by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/22777">Blue Dot Sessions</a>)