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This week Andi and\xa0Lise\xa0discuss the old writing adage of \u201cwriting what you know\u201d and how that is or is not problematic. They delve into \u201cwriting outside your lane\u201d and writing characters\xa0who\xa0aren\u2019t like you, and being responsible about doing that and why it\u2019s important, and why you need to think about the lens through which you view the larger society. There are no easy answers, but the conversations are important.\xa0

Writers on \u201cwriting what you know\u201d\xa0

Mo Black\xa0on writing diverse characters\xa0

Alexander\xa0Chee\xa0at Vulture\xa0on how to unlearn everything: \u201cWhen it comes to writing \u2018other,\u2019 what questions are we not asking?\u201d\xa0

Writing the Other \u2014 Resources\xa0

Shout-outs:\xa0Lise\xa0shouted out horror novel\xa0The Hollow Places\xa0by T. Kingfisher in which a woman, freshly divorced ends up living in her uncle\u2019s house and discovers a portal to other worlds haunted by scary things. Andi is shouting out working on getting her stress levels under control and also, she would like to shout-out\xa0Lise\xa0for doing the editing on the\xa0audiofiles! GO,\xa0Lise!!!!!\xa0