We love this essay by @charliejane because it's a key thing to consider when you craft marginalized characters. Marginalized people often DON'T have agency, especially in oppressive situations. Insisting on agency in characters erases lived experiences.

Read it here: https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/i-dont-talk-about-agency-in-writing-heres-what-i/

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#WritingTheOtherRecommends Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses

Salesses de-centers white, cis-het, abled males in the workshop space and *in the idea of craft itself*. A crucial skill for anyone who wants to write inclusive, diverse fiction with characters whose identities don't match your own.

Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Real-World-Rethinking-Workshopping/dp/1948226804?&linkCode=sl1&tag=writingtheother-20&linkId=682fcc145be2b75dad3c2e92e1442655&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

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