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Whether you consider yourself rural or not, chances are you’ll write at least one rural character in your career. While an abundance of media continues to perpetuate rural stereotypes, writers are increasingly aware of the importance of portraying rural characters as nuanced and complex as their real-life counterparts. The how of this, though, continues to trip up even the most well intentioned of writers. This Zoomie offers a practical guide to help you avoid inserting common unconscious biases into your story, whether you are rural or not. To put our topic into context, we’ll begin with a brief overview of what literacy scholar Sara Webb-Sunderhaus calls “tellable” vs “untellable” narratives, focusing on how rural people often code switch depending on their audience and how you can use this knowledge to create fully fleshed out characters. Prompts will help participants construct and/or identify not only their characters’ belief systems, vocabularies, and appearances, but also what those rural characters feel about where they’re from and the people around them. Importantly, we’ll discuss different ways to show (rather than tell) those characteristics. We’ll also address “the dialect dilemma.” Additionally, participants will receive a handout on diverse rural resources and suggested mentor texts. The Zoomie will end with a Q&A.

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  • Home
  • What's New
  • NOVELS
    • THE EDGE OF ANYTHING >
      • The Edge of Anything Resources
    • Fault Lines >
      • FAULT LINES Resources
  • ANTHOLOGIES
    • RURAL VOICES >
      • Rural Voices Resources
    • Ab(solutely) Normal >
      • AB(solutely) NORMAL Resources
    • ONWARD: Climate Fiction to Spark Hope
    • SPINNING TOWARD THE SUN
  • PICTURE BOOKS
  • School Visits
  • Press Kit
  • Presentations & Workshops
  • Resources
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Rural Resources
    • Book Resources
    • Contests & Publication Opportunities for Teen Writers
    • Interviews, Podcasts, & Other Writings
  • Voice Acting / Audio Book narration