Category Archives: Stereotypes

3 Steps To Writing Diverse Characters

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Writing Coach

It’s official … Audiences have voted with their wallets and proved they WANT more diverse characters as standard. Novels lead the way, with breakout successes like Gone Girl and The Hate You Give making huge cultural impacts. Now the screenwriting … Continue reading →

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Diversity in Fiction: Writing the Character You’re Afraid to Write

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Writing Coach

In the last two years, diversity in fiction has become more and more prevalent. We’ve seen blockbuster film and TV hits from award winning books like The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas or Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. The … Continue reading →

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Taking a Character from Good to GREAT

Posted on September 12, 2019 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

FACT: Characters are the heart of a story. The stronger one is, the more powerful your novel will be. In today’s competitive fiction market, there’s no room for okay-ish characters. This is why most writing courses, books, workshops, retreats, etc. … Continue reading →

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5 Character Tools You Absolutely Need to Know

Posted on April 9, 2019 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

Angela here, happy to welcome Savannah Cordova from Reedsy back to the blog, who has done some sleuthing to find some interesting tools that might help you with your characters, everything from those that help you play around with ideas … Continue reading →

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Representation in Literature: Why It’s Important & How To Handle It

Posted on October 10, 2018 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

Happy to welcome Deborah Dixon, a passionate author, editor, and racial justice activist to talk a bit on Representation in Literature, a topic of importance and something I think many of us want to understand better so we can encourage … Continue reading →

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