STORYTELLING WITH MEANINGFUL REPRESENTATION, PART III: BREAKING AWAY FROM TROPES When you break away from tropes, you are encouraging yourself to build a character from scratch, without shortcuts.
STORYTELLING WITH MEANINGFUL REPRESENTATION, PART III: GOING BEYOND THE TROPE Tropes are artistic tools storytellers use to convey information to the audience. Since the beginning of time,
STORYTELLING WITH MEANINGFUL REPRESENTATION, PART II: PERSPECTIVE So you want to include diverse characters in your story. That’s great! We need diversity in media because we have diversity
STORYTELLING WITH MEANINGFUL REPRESENTATION, PART I: INTRODUCTION Diversity is part of the human experience. As an autistic, genderqueer, physically disabled, Indian-American human, I am always looking for inclusivity in