John Howes on Nostr: #writerscoffeeclub Jan 25: How do you feel about writers who write outside of their ...
#writerscoffeeclub Jan 25: How do you feel about writers who write outside of their gender/sexuality/race etc?
As long as you respect all of your audience, it's fine. That's what imagination is for.
In a future fantasy series I aim to have a lesbian protagonist. I would like to use a sensitivity reader to ensure I portray the character and relationships accurately.
I'm not ok with lazy stereotypes and tropes, e.g. bury your gays.
The prompt was inspired by this:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/21/american-dirt-controversy-trauma-jeanine-cummins
As long as you respect all of your audience, it's fine. That's what imagination is for.
In a future fantasy series I aim to have a lesbian protagonist. I would like to use a sensitivity reader to ensure I portray the character and relationships accurately.
I'm not ok with lazy stereotypes and tropes, e.g. bury your gays.
The prompt was inspired by this:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/21/american-dirt-controversy-trauma-jeanine-cummins