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“Getting it wrong gracefully”
I want to not only talk about the logistics of writing about folks unlike yourself, especially when coming from a place of privilege compared to the characters you’re telling the story about, but I think it’s also important to talk about how a writer handles the inevitable moment when what you’ve written offends someone else who has lived their life far closer than you to the character you’ve written about. What to say and what not to say, and in the case where you stumble over your brain and get defensive, how to pull yourself back to recover with a sincere apology. I want to say all of these things, but I have no idea how to word it.
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Update: It's been reworded and sent.
“Getting it Wrong Gracefully”
There’s an antiquated idea among the age old writing tips that an author should only write what they know. Stepping outside what is familiar is not impossible, not if you really want to make a difference. In the world of spec fic, authors have the freedom to go beyond what they know to create endless possibilities within their fiction.
The purpose of this discussion is to not only talk about the logistics of writing about folks unlike yourself, but to talk about how a writer handles the inevitable moment when what you’ve written offends someone. What to say and what not to say, and in the case where you stumble over your brain and get defensive, something we all are guilty of at one time or another, how to pull yourself back to recover with a sincere apology.
I chose to speak on this now, and ask for folks to forgive me if I ramble. My ADD brain has been chewing on this all for days and days and there’s a lot of info out there to get out. That and two kids home from school are a huge distraction. I will do my best to follow some semblance of order in my thoughts. It’s long, you have been warned.
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Theres some great new posts at Women and Words blog ya'll might want to check out. I've added clips of each as teasers. Have a great holiday.
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On a writing note, I was able to finish my vampire erotica short for a anthology I am submitting to, and my article on building secret societies in paranormal fiction is up at Women and Words blog for your enjoyment.
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NaNoWriMo by Moondancer Drake
There are more fun things happening at Women and Words. There a contest for a copy of Romantic Interludes which features stories from Clifford Henderson, Jove Belle, and Larkin Rose. As well as our fellow WW'r Andi Marquette who did another great post on POV titled “Headhopping”
The first article is called In the Beginning, part one “Getting Started” and it’s all about places to get ideas and inspiration, as well as harvesting the muse energy to your best advantage. I’m interested at what ya’ll think.
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Here's a heads up from Women and Words blog...
"The folks over at Bedazzled Ink have a pretty informative workshop set up for fiction writing basics. Definitely worth a little look see if you are interested in improving your craft."
Now from what I can tell this is an ongoing blog project, so I expect if they keep it running there will be regular post with lots of different tips.
Andi Marquette did a piece recently (for this blog I am thinking though her's is not on thiers yet) that is not to be missed. "Elements of Writing: Point o’ View!"
Come to Women and Words blog and checkout part two and part three of Downloading Internet Stories by special guest Devlyn. While you’re there don’t forget to stop by Keeping Track of Secondary Characters by new W & W blogger, Georgia Beers and What’s Not Said by Clifford Henderson. There’s lots of new stuff to see, don’t miss out!
There lost of new stuff to check out at Women and Words blog lately. The witty Andi Marquette is doing a piece on “Right of First Refusal” and how it works which is not to miss if you want to be prepared for that first or fiftieth writing contract, or just want to understand what that term means. The feisty Sandra Barrett talks about one of my favorite flavors of fiction, the cross-genre story, and we have a guest, Devlyn, who is doing part 1 of an interesting conversation about downloading Internet Stories.
( Here are some samples for you enjoyment! )
And on a side note, White Lotus has gone from 50k to over 65k as of today, so progess is slow but steady.
The internet itself is a great tool to give your work widespread attention. There are no gas or plane fares to dig into your pocket book, you simply have the world at your fingertips. What you do with this connection is up to you. Here are some suggestions.
Also, as part of this special event there are some other authors doing workshop on their blogs worth checking out.
Sandra Barret is doing “Worldbuilding with a Wiki” Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (
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sbarret). Jove Belle is doing a not to miss workshop on “Brainstorming” Thursday, July 31, 2008, And the magnificent Larkin Rose is doing a piece called “Hitting the Wall” on the subject of Writer's Block Saturday, Aug 2, 2008( Read more... )
There's some great stuff over at the Women and Words blog this weekend. Clifford Henderson has a great post going on about character building that's not to miss. Go forth and check it out!
I’ve been informed by LJ that there are no more that 50 link allowed, so I am forced to skim some off of the writer’s link page since I’m hoping to add some authors I recommend to the side bar. If I took off one you all think is of vital importance, let me know. I’ve listed the ones removed here so folks can add them to their memories sections if they want.
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Okay, I’ve seen a lot of great articles lately on writing tips so I thought it’d be useful to share those with the writers around here. So this weeks Thursday Thirteen is “Thirteen Articles on the Craft of Writing and Submissions”
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