Today I look on the tricky task of skin colour in my novel. Even though my world is pure fantasy I want to be mindful of perpetrating negative stereotypes. I turned to Writing with Color (as a Brit it kills me to spell colour without the u).
The website is an absolute treasure trove. After reading for hours I came across this gem. Trace your Logic . It makes perfect sense, and left me abashed. The fact that Mother Gothal is clearly a Jewish stereotype didn’t even cross my mind.
I made my own list of questions to help me look at characters afresh:
- Physical description
- The Logic?
- Personality
- The Logic?
- Am I using stereotypes?
- What can I change whilst keeping character Authentic?
I’ve used this on four characters so far. it’s helped me look at my story in a wider context and can only help my writing
Today I Wrote: 428 Words
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