Can an author, who isn't Black write Black characters?
You care about writing diversely. You know how important it is to have accurate representation in your stories. You want to include characters, whose experience is outside of yours. It's easy to find examples of writing gone wrong, but where, do you start to get it right?
The Incomplete Guide to Writing Black Characters can help. Written and collaborated by several of Salt & Sage's Black editors and sensitivity readers, this guide is a compilation of important things you should know before you sit down to write a Black character. You'll find 10 of the most common tropes and concerns as identified by our talented staff, with links, explanations, and ideas for how to write your Black character authentically and with real respect.
