Represent Native Peoples Accurately in Your Fiction

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Subject: Represent Native Peoples Accurately in Your Fiction

tl:dr.

The next How To Write The Future podcast episode is up on how to represent Native peoples accurately in your fiction.

It's Part 1 of my interview with author, writing instructor, and tribal member Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer.

Listen, watch, or read the post here:

https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2023/05/22/represent-native-peoples-accurately-in-your-fiction-with-sarah-elisabeth-sawyer-part-1/

Hi Friend,

I'm excited to share the first part of our conversation.

“I really encourage authors to do deeper research so that they're getting to know the real people behind this one dimensional wall that we often have when we're doing native characters.” - Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

In “Represent Native Peoples Accurately in Your Fiction with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, Part 1,”

... Sarah and I discussed:

the appeal to science fiction and fantasy authors to base characters or their fictional worlds on native history and culture
some stereotypes to avoid
Sarah's course, “Fiction Writing American Indians”
how to accurately and respectfully represent Native Peoples and their history in your stories

If you want to explore why accurate representation matters, listen to this episode and look out for parts 2 and 3 coming soon.

Be sure to check out Sarah's free report "5 Stereotypes to Avoid When Writing about Native Americans” http://fictioncourses.com/stereotypes

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