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8 Authors Asked: How do you Write Characters Outside Your Demographic | The Write Project

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Sensitive subject time. In this day and age, writing outside your demographic -- whatever that may be -- can be a mine field. How do you write characters that aren't reflective of what you are?Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd.:Kelley Power, author of TombstoriesJon Dobbin, author of The StarvingEllen Curtis, author of the Infinity seriesBrad Dunne, author of The Merchant's MansionAli House, author of Variety ShowFrom Breakwater Books Ltd.: Bridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda JanesAlso featuring:Dianna Brown, author of Saltwater Joys, and more!Originally broadcast on October 14, 2019 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BABIt's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history! Support the showProduced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/​This program is sponsored by:Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/​Or sign up for their newsletters at: The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OTEngen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8YemrFantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zLEngen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5JmgThis recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew

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Sensitive subject time. In this day and age, writing outside your demographic -- whatever that may be -- can be a mine field. How do you write characters that aren't reflective of what you are? Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd.: Kelley Power, author of Tombstories Jon Dobbin, author of The Starving Ellen Curtis, author of the Infinity series Brad Dunne, author of The Merchant's Mansion Ali House, author of Variety Show From Breakwater Books Ltd.: Bridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits...

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