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Representation

How (and Why) to Create Diverse Characters

Author Jude Berman discusses the importance of writing diverse characters to reflect a more diverse world (and how to do it with care).

Jude Berman
Dads Need Role Models TooAndrew Weiner
Living in the In-Between: Where’s the Space Between Poverty and Having Everything in Children’s Books?Christina Wyman
Adaptations I Learned Writing a Memoir With Cerebral PalsyChristopher L.L. Vaughan
The Writing Exercise That Inspired My Novel Series (and Changed My Life)Kelly Vincent
A Fresh Take on Psychological FictionHolly C. LaBarbera
The Importance of Plus-Size Inclusion in Romance NovelsMae Bennett
What AAPI Heritage Month Means to MeTiffany Wang
Where Is My History in Regency Romance?Amita Murray
The Importance of Women in STEM Representation in Fictional WorksLois Melbourne
The Ways That Monsters and Mad Scientists Can Be Empowering Characters to People From Marginalized IdentitiesS. H. Cotugno
5 Tips for Writing Non-binary Characters in FictionA.K. Mulford
Jenna Yoon: On Writing More Representative Middle-Grade FictionRobert Lee Brewer
Doing Better: Building Your DEIJ-B Muscle as a WriterFaye Snowden
Publishing Books Simultaneously in Spanish and English for ChildrenAna Eulate
Jessica Pryde: On Representation in RomanceRobert Lee Brewer

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