Writing Characters Who Aren't Like You

[angelabenedetti]

Someone on a mailing list posted this link (thanks Lyn!) and I had to pass it on. Daniel Jose Older, an SFF writer and editor, wrote an article called 12 Fundamentals of Writing "The Other" (And The Self). If you write, or have considered writing, about characters who are different from you in some basic way, this'll give you some good stuff to

Comments

[aishabintjamil]

There's some very good thoughts to ponder here. Thanks for sharing it.

[angelabenedetti]

Welcome! I'm glad it was useful.

Angie