Writing an Identity Not Your Own: A Guide for Creative Writers

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A practical guide to help authors authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than their own.Do you have the tools to authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than your own? It’s not a subject that’s generally taught in creative writing programs, and there are so few craft books and online resources on the subject. Even if you can take a seminar, class, or workshop, there’s nothing like having an easy-to-understand book on hand to provide guidance and insight every time you craft characters with historicallymarginalized identities.In Writing an Identity Not Your Own, award-winning author Alex Temblador discusses one of the most contentious topics in creative writing: crafting a character whose identity is historically marginalized. What is “identity,” and how do unconscious biases and bias blocks impact and influence what we write? What is intersectionality? You’ll learn about identity terms, stereotypes, and tropes, and receive genre-specific advice related to various identities to consider when writing different races and ethnicities, sexual and romantic orientations, gender identities, disabilities, nationalities, and more. Through writing strategies, exercises, and literary excerpts, writers will gain a clearer understanding on how misrepresentations and harmful portrayals can appear in storylines, dialogue, and characterization. Alex will guide writers from the brainstorming phasethrough the editing process so they can gain a full understanding of the complexities of writing other identities and why it’s important to get them right.
Copyright:
2024

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
384 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781250907127
Publisher:
ST. MARTIN'S PUBLISHING GROUP
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Copyrighted By:
Alex Temblador
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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