Have you chosen to write about someone different from you? If you chose to explore characters of different races or levels of ability, a different sexual orientation, or who live in a different part of the world, fantastic! Crafting diverse characters can be difficult but rewarding if you remember the four R’s:
Recognize that much of what you think you know is a media product that may be inaccurate.
Root-out stereotypes that may slip in because of that.
Replace the stereotypes with realistic portrayals by doing your…
Research.
Recognize that much of what you think you know is a media product that may be inaccurate.
Root-out stereotypes that may slip in because of that.
Replace the stereotypes with realistic portrayals by doing your…
Research.
B. A. Binns is an award-winning African American author of contemporary, multicultural novels and short stories, including the novel, Pull.
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