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I was thinking about this today when looking through another thread I made about YA leveling out. There were those that said that diversity seems to be a big 'trend' right now, though we all agree we hope that it won't be a trend but a permanent thing.
But I was also wondering about what you thought about writers who are not white for example, but do not write stories reflecting cultural diversity.
I wonder if there is an expectation on the part of publishers and agents now that if a non-white writer writes books, he or she should have a culturally diverse cast or write a story that reflects his or her culture or else something isn't right.
So do you think non-white writers have the opposite problem now? Whereas before they were forced to write white characters even if they don't want to, now they're being told that the are expected to write non-white characters even if they don't want to?
But I was also wondering about what you thought about writers who are not white for example, but do not write stories reflecting cultural diversity.
I wonder if there is an expectation on the part of publishers and agents now that if a non-white writer writes books, he or she should have a culturally diverse cast or write a story that reflects his or her culture or else something isn't right.
So do you think non-white writers have the opposite problem now? Whereas before they were forced to write white characters even if they don't want to, now they're being told that the are expected to write non-white characters even if they don't want to?