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E.J. Beaton

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E. J. Beaton is the author of the fantasy novel The Councillor, out now from DAW/Penguin. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for Poetry. Her previous work includes a poetry collection, and she has been shortlisted for several Australian poetry prizes. She studied literature and writing at university, completing a PhD in English (Creative Writing). She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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What inspirations did you draw from in designing a gender equal universe in The Councillor?

E.J. Beaton Hi Jenna, thank you for the thoughtful question. I wasn’t inspired by any particular text or model, but I was interested in creating a world where fem…moreHi Jenna, thank you for the thoughtful question. I wasn’t inspired by any particular text or model, but I was interested in creating a world where female characters weren’t constrained by patriarchal rules and expectations. I liked the possibilities that this freed up for narrative roles for female characters.

As I wrote, I came to realise how many different elements suggest patriarchy – it wasn’t just about the obvious things, like the jobs that women could have in this world, but the subtler markers. For example, I thought about language: terms and titles, the order of words (eg. “women and men”), language that could connote discrimination or contempt without conveying sexism, and much more.(less)

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Is the character Luca Fontaine bisexual? I thought he might be because of the book he is reading in one scene.

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“She could pretend that it was not grief, that insurmountable pain you were meant to climb over like a few pebbles. She had public, political problems now; the kind of problems that everyone treated as real”
― E.J. Beaton, The Councillor

tags: grief, grief-and-loss, public-image

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“Strength without swords."
"How does one conquer without a sword? Without a weapon?"
"The real leader conquers with her mind. Princess Santieri's phrase, was it not?”
― E.J. Beaton, The Councillor

tags: politics, strategy, thinkers, thinking

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“Control people with a sword, and they resent you. Control them with a song, and they plead for more.”
― E.J. Beaton, The Councillor

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