Writing an Identity Not Your Own: A Guide for Creative Writers
by Alex Temblador
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"Do you have the tools to authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than your own? It's not a subject that's generally taught in creative writing programs. There are few online resources, but in terms of craft books, what exists is outdated or limited in its scope. Some seminars and classes are offered by independent writing workshops, but can you learn everything you need to know in a three-hour seminar or even a four-week class? Not at all. You need a book on show more hand to provide guidance and insight as you craft characters with historically marginalized identities. That's where this book comes in. In Writing an Identity Not Your Own, award-winning author Alex Temblador will discuss one of the most contentious topics in creative writing: crafting a character whose identity is historically marginalized. She'll begin by discussing what she means by 'identity' and why it's important to understand the state of diversity in publishing, before delving into how unconscious bias and bias blocks are the biggest obstacles to this writing approach. From there, you'll learn about intersectional identities and specific things to consider when writing different race/ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, disabilities, nationalities, and more. Alex will guide writers through the pre-writing phase to the editing process so they can gain a full understanding of the complexities of writing other identities and why it's important to get it right"-- show lessTags
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I really like this book. There's a lot going on and personally I do believe the formatting makes it difficult to utilize well. I think the writer attempted to conquer a monumental task and does a decent job trying to address all the various topics and facets of identity. It is a huge undertaking and Temblador does so well and with acknowledgements for all the variety of opinions from people within those groups. This is well done.
As I said though I do think the way it's formatted makes the text a little unwieldy and difficult to really work through well. This is a masterclass set in a book which is very overwhelming.
As I said though I do think the way it's formatted makes the text a little unwieldy and difficult to really work through well. This is a masterclass set in a book which is very overwhelming.
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- Fiction and Literature
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- 808.3 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric of fiction
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