Question 13

As a white-passing latina, I have a question about representation. I understand the desire for characters who share identities with the author, but in multi-POV stories, does the publishing world frown upon POVs from characters of color whose experiences I don’t share? I have a 4 POV heist story I’m working on (think Six of Crows) and I don’t want to only have white latinas like myself, I also want to write Afro-Latina POVs, but im not sure if that’s frowned upon?

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If you do indeed believe that writing in that POV is best for that character, then I would go ahead with it, but be mindful of harmful representation. Do you know any Afro-Latinas you can ask for help with shaping that character as you write? Once you're done, I would also see if you can get a sensitivity reader/someone to check how the character is portrayed.

Thanks