tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post1175519700020055994..comments2023-11-19T05:18:18.363-05:00Comments on Emily White: I is for InternationalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-15132514915505563672011-04-12T10:51:07.032-04:002011-04-12T10:51:07.032-04:00Heidi--And the research can be so much fun, too!
...Heidi--And the research can be so much fun, too!<br /><br />Jaleh--That is sooo true about forcing it. You definitely don't want to do that. <br /><br />I need to find some more ethnically diverse stories. It seems like all the books I've been reading lately are starting to be the same story just told a different way. You know the one: plain-looking white girl with spunk or a good heart attracts rebel without a cause (or rebel with a cause that will get her killed, but oh how she loves him anyway).Emily Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478461123707071108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-43696285876249981302011-04-12T01:34:24.321-04:002011-04-12T01:34:24.321-04:00Congrats on the release date!
I guess I haven'...Congrats on the release date! <br />I guess I haven't been very diverse in the characters I've used. Something to think about. Great post.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-78638327050952997532011-04-12T00:01:01.042-04:002011-04-12T00:01:01.042-04:00long comment coming in your email.
but:
1.) i bel...long comment coming in your email.<br /><br />but:<br />1.) i believe we really need to do our research when writing diverse characters. race, religion, creed, orientation, etc, really effect so much about a person... so the diversity must not simply be cosmetic.<br /><br />2.) i believe diversity is beautiful. and i include it where it is appropriate. <br /><br />3.) i believe that you should write the characters who belong in your story. i think diversity for diversity's sake does nothing.<br /><br />4.) i really truly believe that diversity of personality and belief is more important than any kind of cosmetic diversity.<br /><br />5.) i believe that if you do your best and show respect to the people you write of, that is the best you can do. i don't think that white writers should only write white characters. or that gay writers should only write gay characters. someone will always claim you fell short... because there is not a single person you can understand completely- not even yourself. there are always subconscious actions, filters of individuality, nuances of soul... so many variables. it is impossible to ever write characters that will placate every single reader- and i don't think that's the target i want as a writer, anyhow.<br /><br />6.) i've just read like four blogs in a row about this subject and my head is swimming.<br /><br />and shoot! this was long anyway... forget the comment in the email... sorry for the discombobulated ranting...vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-15078884337713290142011-04-11T19:28:59.153-04:002011-04-11T19:28:59.153-04:00When I first started writing, I stuck to MCs with ...When I first started writing, I stuck to MCs with my own stats--race, gender, religion, sexuality, etc. But as I have become more comfortable, I've started to explore different backgrounds more. Now I love writing out of my race and gender, and my novels are better because of it.Heidi Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056627400336997554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-20342775626704898972011-04-11T18:15:20.487-04:002011-04-11T18:15:20.487-04:00ooh, I talked about this in the interview I gave t...ooh, I talked about this in the interview I gave to Arlee Bird recently how writers should keep in mind whether they want to be local or international because it usually depends upon that choice whether they will be worldwide writers or not.DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-43761114745276261132011-04-11T16:41:05.464-04:002011-04-11T16:41:05.464-04:00Great topic. I try to have diversity in my novels,...Great topic. I try to have diversity in my novels, too :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-88692237005818830632011-04-11T14:44:22.657-04:002011-04-11T14:44:22.657-04:00The sequel I'm working on involves another rac...The sequel I'm working on involves another race besides the Cassans, so is intergalactic good enough?<br />And if you do a virtual tour for your book this summer, I'd be happy to host you, Emily!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-78428733730587629882011-04-11T12:46:05.823-04:002011-04-11T12:46:05.823-04:00Right now, I'm pretty vanilla in my writing, b...Right now, I'm pretty vanilla in my writing, but once I get a few of my stories finished, I may try some different cultures. It's still a "white" region, but some of the German folklore has been calling me. I have a half finished troll story using ancient Germanic and Scandinavian settings, lore, and cultures. <br /><br />Maybe sometime in the future, I'll try to go more diverse, but if I try to write one for the sake of writing one, it'll be flat. But even though I haven't been inspired to write any ethnically diverse stories yet, I do read them. I just read and enjoyed a couple of them two weeks ago. One had a Japanese influence while the other had an Indian influence. I posted reviews of them up on my blog. Toads And Diamonds was especially amazing.Jaleh Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942272578488986874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-15936267883267039252011-04-11T12:18:48.187-04:002011-04-11T12:18:48.187-04:00Lee from Warrior-Monks is Asian, African, and Euro...Lee from Warrior-Monks is Asian, African, and European, and the rest of the kids are pretty diverse too. I wanted to represent more than one culture, in the hopes of reaching more than one kind of reader.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-15685623057274841052011-04-11T10:34:36.554-04:002011-04-11T10:34:36.554-04:00Most of the time, I'm NOT diverse, but the las...Most of the time, I'm NOT diverse, but the last couple of novels I've had characters besides White Like Me. Trying to remedy that imbalance. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250095548371624935.post-68703743160979360292011-04-11T10:30:26.099-04:002011-04-11T10:30:26.099-04:00OH! Excellent topic! I've never stepped into t...OH! Excellent topic! I've never stepped into this zone and now you have me wondering why I don't. I think it's like you said, I'm comfortable writing what I know. I should be more diverse! <br /><br />~JDJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390400360357693403noreply@blogger.com