Writing LGBT characters by Random-Acts-Stock, journal
Writing LGBT characters
In a lot of my stories I have an ingrained subconscious bias towards writing about LGBT characters, which probably stems from my own personal life. Personally I prescribe to the idea that I like who I like regardless of their gender/sexuality, and as such this spills over into my writing. For me there is something natural that happens when I pair two women together, or writing about a poly triad, or have a character who sleeps with who they fancy without having any remorse.
There have been many polemics both from feminist and social historical writers on the dirth of LGBT characters in mainstream literature, in particular science fiction and
8 Tips for Plotting a Fictional World Timeline by DesdemonaDeBlake, literature
Literature
8 Tips for Plotting a Fictional World Timeline
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8 Tips for Plotting the Timeline of Your Fictional World
Anybody Can Write a Novel
Chapter 1 “World-building” – Section 2 “World History”
With Links to Supplementary Material
Once you have established what Type of Story you want to write, you have created the cornerstone of your story—an idea or a blank page of the exact size and shape and color that you want. The next step is to start the sketch by creating a historical foundation for your story. Now, I'