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Writing about cultures other than your own?


How to Write Outside Your Cultural Experience Without Harm

... others to address representation in their own work. Know Your Why. When striving to diversity your characters, it's essential to be clear ...

Writing a book on other cultures - what is the biggest challenge ...

But this was not because they were changing but because they had to change in order to deal with the displacement of their own culture by other ...

Someone Else's Story: Cultural Appropriation in Fiction

” The important thing then is the story itself, not the identity of the writer. ... not our own. I might be tempted to commit that theft in the ...

Appropriate Cultural Appropriation by Nisi Shawl - Writing the Other

(A caveat: having a character merely incorporate the author's reaction to that character's own culture will not give you the sort of perspective ...

What Are the Benefits of Understanding Different Cultures? - Les Elfes

One of the easiest ways to learn a language is via oral communication and not writing. Children understand the basic theory of grammar and language way before ...

Influence of other cultures in writing - Tom Afford - writer / poet

I was lucky when growing up to be able to travel extensively across Europe, and globally. I was able to learn some languages other than my ...

Resources for Writing the “Other” - Set Your Muse on Fire!

With May being AAPI Heritage Month (and this Friday's World Day for Cultural Diversity) it's a good opportunity to bring up a real challenge ...

How to Write Characters (and Worlds Based On) Other Cultures

It would've really been above and beyond if they had gotten some Asian episode directors, writers, and more voice actors of Asian descent ...

Using other cultures to create your own - Mythic Scribes

My question is how does one go about creating a spin off culture without it being offensive/bad? First let me state that I am not a writer that ...

What Are the Benefits of Understanding Different Cultures?

Rather than reading books written by people you identify with, adopt ... another and master the art of enjoying your own culture from a different ...

On writing about another culture - Douglas Smith

Any author who writes about a current culture other than their own risks being accused of cultural appropriation. That risk is even greater ...

How to Write Culturally Diverse Characters (the Right Way!)

Let the focus remain on the relationships. People are people first- not just mascots of their culture. Speech and Relationships.

The Power of Writing for Different Cultures as a Freelance Writer

... your own preconceptions about the culture you're writing about. Stay ... of different cultures to share their own experiences and perspectives.

Creating a Fictional Culture for Your World - The Angry Noodle

Your writing should not be adding to it. Don't Validate Bigotry.

Writing About Other Cultures - Lian Hearn.com

It's harder than you think to rid yourself of your own cultural standpoint and voice. You run the risk of distorting someone else's culture, ...

How to Create a Fictional Culture - 2024 - MasterClass

Broaden your own cultural perspective by researching the ideas and values of different cultures throughout history. ... writing a brief mythology ...

Cultural Appropriation in Worldbuilding - Armed with A Book

... not worthy of standing on its own merit. 5 ... our genre, especially those who are actively writing about cultures other than European.

Cultural Appropriation and Mindful Screenwriting - WeScreenplay

So, your script takes place in a community, or a country, that's not your own. You might be asking yourself, If I write this script, ...

How Can You Write Diverse Characters (without Stereotyping)?

Should you write characters from outside your own background or culture? ... your stories – without horribly offending other cultures? 1 ...

writing your own or different cultures and ethnicities through time.

In my varied reading of authors from around the world, it has become clear that not every author will write a character who is not from the same ...