{"product_id":"writing-diverse-characters-for-fiction-lucy-v-hay-9780857301178","title":"Writing Diverse Characters for Fiction, TV or Film","description":"We're living in a time of unprecedented diversity in produced media content, with more LGBT characters, more characters of color, more disabled characters, and more characters from various religions or classes. These characters also appear in genre pieces, accessible to the mainstream, instead of being hidden away in so-called \"worthier\" pieces, as in the past. This book discusses issues of race, disability, sexuality, and transgender people with specific reference to characterization in movies, TV, and novel writing. Using such examples as the film \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, the book explores how character role function really works. It discusses such questions as the difference between stereotype and archetype, why \"trope\" does not mean what Twitter and Tumblr think it means, how the burden of casting affects both box office and audience perception, and why diversity is not about agendas, buzzwords or being \"politically correct.\" It also goes into what authenticity truly means, and why research is so important; why variety is key in ensuring true diversity in characterization; and what agents, publishers, producers, filmmakers, and commissioners are looking for--and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy V. Hay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857301179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857301178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creative Essentials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Lucy V. Hay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227548741887,"sku":"9780857301178","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df605358-5544-4de4-a200-124be0cd9d5c.jpg?v=1692809293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-diverse-characters-for-fiction-lucy-v-hay-9780857301178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}