A few months back, I ran across a huge controversy about The Stolen Word, a short story by Lisa Mantchev, which was published in Fantasy Magazine and immediately came under criticism for its portrayal of “peddlers,” which many readers took to be thinly disguised Roma (aka Gypsies) or Tinkers (a distinct racial group in Ireland [...]
Saving yourself from (your own) stereotyped characters
July 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: character development · editing and revising · generating ideas
