TwitterChat: Should writing set the Agenda or follow it?
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Should writing set the Agenda or follow it?
Is it Characterisation or Cultural Stereotyping?
As authors, it's important that we're free to write the things we feel most strongly about. Whether that's the travel and cultures we've experienced or the made-up fantasy worlds of our imaginations. But we also need to be sensitive to the nuanced differences between our own culture and the ones we write about. Virginia King discusses the boundary between characterisation and cultural stereotype.
Lessons from the Women’s Fiction Festival in Matera
From the Women's Fiction Festival held recently in Matera, Italy, Ricardo Fayet of ALLi partner member Reedsy reports encouraging news…