How to Write Diverse Characters with Caitlin Berve

In this interview, we discuss what it actually means to write diverse characters, and it’s more than including racial or ethnically diverse characters, how to approach it when it's not necessarily your lived experience, some tips to make sure you’ve done it well before you give your work to readers, and also how to address the majority bias.

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Have you got a dream to write a book? Have you begun or did you get started only to write yourself directly into a deep dark plot hole with no way out? Uh oh - that’s no fun. This show helps you get your book written and become a better writer in the process. In each episode, author & book coach Amy Isaman shares practical tips and encouragement on both the overall writing process and the craft of writing to help you keep going and finally write “the end.” You’ll also find occasional interviews with writers and authors who share their writerly wisdom. The Dear Creativity, Let’s Write Podcast is for both brand new writers who are just beginning to get their story out of their heads and onto the page and seasoned authors looking for some inspiration and ideas to improve their own writing and creative process.