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• Writing the Other by by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward
  • Which is a practical guide to writing about experiences that are not your own, with a focus on race, gender, and sexual orientation.

This is a very valuable resource that can inform you on how to approach this and other future scripts.

 

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• That you care about this is a good sign. The worst depictions of a race/gender minority is someone that says they've seen this stereotypical depiction before on TV, so why can't they write it now.

• Writing the Other by by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward

  • A practical guide to writing about experiences that are not your own, with a focus on race, gender, and sexual orientation.

• Don't wait until a draft before reaching out for sensitivity readers. It's easier for non screenwriters to read an outline instead of a script anyways. And outlines are when you should be getting story and character notes anyways.

  • You can see me raching out to /r/ftm for sensitivity readers Here. They don't pull their punches, but I found it pretty rewarding.