In a damn* interesting piece yesterday at Talk To YoUniverse, Juliette Wade discusses how writers can navigate the differing perspectives of characters inside and outside a culture group.
She uses her own experience as a foreigner in Japan who speaks Japanese “too well,” but lays out a set of general principles writers can use to make the meeting of any two cultures seem more authentic, whether they are writing historical fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, a modern realist tale about culture clash, or even a story about the distinctive culture of a single family.
Enjoy “Insiders and Outsiders.”
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* Taking Mark Twain’s advice. Sans editors.
I am a writer who loves the opening line. Several of my stories were nothing but opening lines when they started. When writing up the intro page in the fiction menu of this website, I even considered using the opening lines instead of teaser lines. A good opening line doesn’t have to tell you much about the story, but it does need to get the reader through the front door of the tale.
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Remember the last time I posted an item on writing? Yeah, me neither.*
Every week or so, someone sends me an email or direct Tweet or Facebook message asking me whether I am published and why not.* After I explain that I am really not trying all that hard to get published, typically I get some sort of lecture about never giving up, hard work is the key to success, just stick with it…
) for pointing me to Chuck’s hilarious, and convincing, rant.
