FAQ: How Do You Write "The Other"?

by
Lazarus Black

I don't. And I hate the term "The Other". 

If you aren't aware, some writers and critics have been describing authors writing characters outside of their perceived cultural group as "Writing the Other". It's a horrible term that draw lines where there shouldn't be. I've heard many many arguments by people espousing against a "Majority" author writing about "Minority" characters, and they all boil down to "Don't do it badly". And frankly, if you are writing another character fro...