tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post3656590808353201689..comments2023-05-07T05:18:12.306-07:00Comments on A Writer's Progression: We Need Diverse Books!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568940271252821814noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-62180387403058075352014-06-18T09:52:37.640-07:002014-06-18T09:52:37.640-07:00Good point. I would add to that the trend to come ...Good point. I would add to that the trend to come up with unique spellings to standard names, like Justyn or Kaytlyn. Everyone wants to throw a 'y' in there. Sometimes it's OK to simplify things for children, give them some consistency, and let them face life's challenges when they're old enough to handle them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568940271252821814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-91619526292335881192014-06-18T09:50:38.008-07:002014-06-18T09:50:38.008-07:00Good point. On a similar but unrelated topic, I wo...Good point. On a similar but unrelated topic, I would add in the trend of people to come up with new and unique spellings for their kids' names, like Justyn or Kaytlyn. Everyone seems to want to throw a 'y' in there. Sometimes it's OK to simplify things for kids, give them some consistency, and let them figure out life's challenges when they're ready to face them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568940271252821814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-28801779177526690782014-06-16T00:36:01.876-07:002014-06-16T00:36:01.876-07:00The first thing this made me think of were books f...The first thing this made me think of were books for young children, including textbooks, with multi-cultural names. I understand that normalizing diversity should start young, but, wow, it does make it harder to teach basic reading when the character names are based on foreign language rules and break all the sound rules the student is trying to learn. I remember the multicultural textbook change happening when I was a child--it was very noticeable. I haven't heard anything recently about a diversity movement in books, though. Well, other than the recent SF/F issues regarding women.Shannon Knighthttp://shannonknight.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-85898285570238500842014-05-02T09:01:18.685-07:002014-05-02T09:01:18.685-07:00Most of what I hear from people calling for divers...Most of what I hear from people calling for diversity is aimed towards the gatekeepers - agents, editors, publishers. It's not about changing what an individual author writes, but about opening up opportunity to all the authors out there that write many different things. So definitely keep writing what you want (and what you know and can write well). But it doesn't hurt to be aware of the issue and think about how your choices can make a difference if you want them to. Thanks :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568940271252821814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694222619047441202.post-62709556234417776072014-05-01T21:51:07.437-07:002014-05-01T21:51:07.437-07:00I agree that diversity is good. At the same time, ...I agree that diversity is good. At the same time, I do hope it doesn't go too far. I don't want to feel obligated to have non-white protagonists for fear of being rejected for having a white protagonist, for example. But I think the people who feel led to diversify their MCs should do so and the ethnicity of the MC shouldn't have anything to do with how the book is perceived. Like you said, after all, true equality is equal distribution. krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115542477066959046noreply@blogger.com