Tim Tim? Bwa Fik! Welcome to episode 1. Eugenia O’Neal is from the British V.I and she’s the author of “Jamaica Dreaming”. This is part 2 of my discussion with author Eugenia O’Neal. You can check out part 1 here.
In part 2, we talk about why and how to tackle social issues like colorism from a Caribbean perspective and her experience of publishing in the Caribbean.
Stay tuned for more. #2TBF
0:00 – 1:21: intro + opening credits
1:22 – 2:11: introduction to the discussion
2:12 – 5:39 : how she came up with her lead characters : African-American woman and Chinese-Jamaican man.
5:40 – 9:12 : how to describe the Caribbean lifestyle without othering it
9:13 – 11:44 : how to describe Black characters in the Caribbean
11:45 – 16:44 : the impact of colorism in Caribbean societies
16:45 – 18:49: the importance of showing diversity in Caribbean representation.
18:50 – 25:19 : what makes her books authentically Caribbean
25:20 – 27:48 : the struggles with traditional publishing + her choice to go for self-publishing
27:49 – 30:19: the ebook vs. paperback books debate
30:20 – 31:20 : why she never thought about getting her books translated
31:21 – 35:39: her writing advice to her younger self + outro
Music: Yenki Vou – Meemee Nelzy (A/C: M.Nelzy/M. Nelzy)
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