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Sensitivity readers are a must when writing about diversity. Don't write from a place of ignorance. Know your community and/or topic. Stereotypes in writing make you look like an amateur writer and may offend the reader.
Writing has a way of showing you how
what you think or believe affects someone
who is different than you.
~ Jevon Bolden ~
Join us as Jevon Bolden defines diversity and teaches how we can unintentionally offend readers when we write stereotypical characters. Learn what a sensitivity reader looks for as they read a manuscript.
Jevon gives tips on finding time to write and encourages the writer to be diligent about research.
Join Joyce and Cherrilynn as they gain insight to write and edit for a diverse audience.
WRITING AND EDITING FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES with Jevon Bolden on Episode #804-> Listen to The Write Hour with Joyce Glass and Cherrilynn Bisbano, Tips From #TheWriteCoach #TheWriteHour @BisbanoWrites
Meet Jevon
For more than fifteen years, Jevon Bolden has served in various editorial roles for both Christian and mainstream traditional publishers—from copyeditor to senior acquisitions editor.
At Charisma House Book Group, Jevon served as senior acquisitions editor, managing the company’s front list for its integrative health imprint, Siloam. She also managed key author relationships for the publisher’s flagship imprint, Charisma House.
Acquiring a diverse group of new and seasoned inspirational voices and giving them the wind they needed to see their life messages soar and reach the masses were what drove Jevon to be an
insightful and strategic leader and team member at Charisma House. For more than 12 years, Jevon worked with New York Times and CBA best-selling authors such as Don Colbert, Cherie Calbom (aka The Juice Lady), John Eckhardt, Cindy Trimm, Michelle McClain-Walters, David Ireland, R. T. Kendall, and more. Jevon contributed outstanding content and provided irreplaceable editorial and acquisitions skills that positioned the company for growth long after her departure.
In her next adventure, Jevon served as senior editor for Scholastic Book Fairs book imprint, Tangerine Press. Joining their innovative and energetic team, she hit the ground running, cultivating a stunning list of nonfiction children’s books, activity kits, stationery, and school supplies. Working with brands such as Hasbro, Nickelodeon, Disney, Lucas Films, Moose Toys, and more, Jevon worked to aim the imprints’ content at the center of every reluctant child reader’s heart and interests, helping to fulfill Scholastic’s mission of creating lifelong readers. She also served as one of the decision-makers on the company’s Book Selection committee, helping to review and select books that would appear in more than 120,000 book fairs every year.
Twice a year, she and a team of about 40 children’s book publishing professionals would read, write reviews, and attend sales presentations for more than 4,000 children’s and young adult books from book publishers around the world. As one of the winners of the company’s coveted Book of Distinction Award, Jevon was recognized for her efforts to maximize her team’s opportunities within the company, helping to bring Tangerine Press the internal attention it deserved and making it more of a company asset than was seen before her tenure.
Now leading her own publishing consulting firm, Embolden Media Group, she remains an essential editorial partner, ghostwriter, writing coach, publishing consultant, and now literary agent for a number of ABA and CBA best-selling authors, while she and her team provide custom editorial and publishing services to independent authors around the world.
She has experience in a broad range of topics including natural health and wellness, spiritual and personal growth, Christian living, and children’s nonfiction.
Jevon has a bachelor of arts degree in English with a minor in sociology from the University of Alabama.
Episode Highlights:
00:40 Intro
02:23 Tell us about you and your journey to becoming a writer, editor, and publisher.
06:37 Tell us about diversity in writing and how it has changed over the years. Define diversity.
11:27 What common mistake do writers make using diversity in nonfiction?
21:12 What do you feel is a hot topic for the upcoming year?
22:43 What words of advice and encouragement do you have for new writers or someone who struggles to write their book? What has worked for your clients? And what has worked for you in your own writing?
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