tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post5449887748718484739..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Diverse Characters - H + I + JChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-63104466445935511562017-05-31T16:34:51.513-04:002017-05-31T16:34:51.513-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-60687127913079264142017-05-31T12:08:26.421-04:002017-05-31T12:08:26.421-04:00Excellent list!!! Excellent list!!! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-80949102247547854422017-05-29T17:57:15.081-04:002017-05-29T17:57:15.081-04:00Great point, Toi! It is very important.Great point, Toi! It is very important.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-54462637645306038562017-05-29T17:56:44.252-04:002017-05-29T17:56:44.252-04:00You're welcome, Beverly!You're welcome, Beverly!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-10073724620239876682017-05-29T17:56:28.507-04:002017-05-29T17:56:28.507-04:00I had gay characters under G and will have lesbian...I had gay characters under G and will have lesbians under L. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-46136159672691669672017-05-29T17:55:26.727-04:002017-05-29T17:55:26.727-04:00We both have tired brains. :)We both have tired brains. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83539738134002950142017-05-29T17:55:07.774-04:002017-05-29T17:55:07.774-04:00You always have so many diverse characters in your...You always have so many diverse characters in your books, Carrie-Anne. That's awesome.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-82181919496526710682017-05-29T11:45:25.205-04:002017-05-29T11:45:25.205-04:00Great list. Diversity in books is important and a ...Great list. Diversity in books is important and a list like this helps people consider many options they may not have. Diversity isn't limited to simply writing about people who are different than you, it's about bringing awareness to under-represented peoples an cultures. It's not easy, but it's oh so important. Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-3160618337167562452017-05-25T09:07:16.995-04:002017-05-25T09:07:16.995-04:00This is something I need to do for my next novel. ...This is something I need to do for my next novel. Thanks for the reminder that we live in a world of various types of people and our books should show that. Thinking now, about my new characters.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-6129207400748596192017-05-25T00:27:16.632-04:002017-05-25T00:27:16.632-04:00Homosexual characters can add to a story, as well,...Homosexual characters can add to a story, as well, as long as they aren't just walking stereotypes (true for anything outside one's culture, of course). And I appreciate that I was for folks from India. :DShannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-74094591779027853252017-05-24T12:09:54.837-04:002017-05-24T12:09:54.837-04:00Great list! My brain is tired right now- but I wil...Great list! My brain is tired right now- but I will try thinking of some more to add to the list. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-41842561256610066152017-05-24T00:19:02.894-04:002017-05-24T00:19:02.894-04:00That's what I think in my humble opinion. I a...That's what I think in my humble opinion. I am not a writer, and Lord knows I'm not politically correct. Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-88459551674149092282017-05-23T23:40:54.623-04:002017-05-23T23:40:54.623-04:00I've got several Western Hindus among my chara...I've got several Western Hindus among my characters, as well as italians and Israelis. My secondary writing goal, after the Nobel Prize, is to win the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Jewish youth literature. I personally only create various levels of observant Jewish characters, instead of secular, assimilated lox and bagelers. Hollywood depicts a 99% intermarriage and interdating rate, and makes it seem like only the elderly and out of touch fanatics care about being religious, so I want to do my part to provide an alternate perspective. To be blunt, Judaism hasn't survived so long without the Temple because of warm, fuzzy, nostalgic memories about matzah ball soup and klezmer music. It was because people kept the Torah and created Jewish homes.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-85047939923770517882017-05-23T17:01:31.033-04:002017-05-23T17:01:31.033-04:00That would be awesome!That would be awesome!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-33726304405604580472017-05-23T17:01:21.448-04:002017-05-23T17:01:21.448-04:00Yay!Yay!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-14168204958795474082017-05-23T17:01:11.876-04:002017-05-23T17:01:11.876-04:00So would I, but fear of doing that could stop us f...So would I, but fear of doing that could stop us from creating amazing cultural stories.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-13017866232437689242017-05-23T17:00:30.117-04:002017-05-23T17:00:30.117-04:00LOL! Darn, I missed out on that, huh? :P
The char...LOL! Darn, I missed out on that, huh? :P<br /><br />The characters fitting the story is definitely the most important thing.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-54881916236764511402017-05-23T16:59:46.215-04:002017-05-23T16:59:46.215-04:00Good for you for adding diversity to your books!Good for you for adding diversity to your books!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-59769770083218570822017-05-23T16:59:30.709-04:002017-05-23T16:59:30.709-04:00I imagine that would be interesting.I imagine that would be interesting.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-90922581644336343412017-05-23T16:59:13.707-04:002017-05-23T16:59:13.707-04:00That would be a good trick.That would be a good trick.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-66997201647274393602017-05-23T16:27:31.492-04:002017-05-23T16:27:31.492-04:00This is a great list, Chrys. I really should consi...This is a great list, Chrys. I really should consider a diverse character in the novel I'm working on now. Lisa Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310475781785711620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-198675490435750912017-05-23T15:44:24.975-04:002017-05-23T15:44:24.975-04:00I think someone else mentioned it, but I love that...I think someone else mentioned it, but I love that you have hillbillies and immortals on the same list :-)The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-11690082098655695102017-05-23T11:12:27.128-04:002017-05-23T11:12:27.128-04:00I'm a bit leery of using cultures I'm tota...I'm a bit leery of using cultures I'm totally unfamiliar with. I'd hate to be offensive in my ignorance. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-28798087965072399642017-05-23T06:09:51.324-04:002017-05-23T06:09:51.324-04:00You could have posted a pic of Jed Clampett for th...You could have posted a pic of Jed Clampett for the hillbilly. Let's see, our last name starts with H. And where we live, it definitely conjures up certain ideas. Seriously, as a reader all I care is that the characters fit in the story and that they are portrayed true to life, not as a caricature.<br />Visit me at <a href="http://lifefaithincaneyhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life & Faith in Caneyhead</a>. :)<br />Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-35701365980665779712017-05-23T03:28:06.127-04:002017-05-23T03:28:06.127-04:00Great list, Chrys! I was a little nervous about th...Great list, Chrys! I was a little nervous about the diversity in my books, but no one has yet to call me on it. Whew! I always do my best to be respectful and stay away from stereotypes.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.com