the craft. what it means to be a Black or POC writer.

Have you ever thought about what it means to be a Black or POC writer? To you. Personally. Within your practice? I know I have thought about it often. Questioned even if there’s such a thing as being “too Black” in my work. Wondering exactly what it means when someone doesn’t identify with the character when I’m uncertain that’s ever been a prerequisite for my own reading. I’ve thought about the need at times to write to process the discrimination and hatred of being from a marginalized group, attempting to make sense of multiple chain of events over the last few years.

the craftAshley M. ColemanOctober 13, 2024writing, writing exercises, culture, identityComment

the craft. the gift of prompts and writing exercises.

At times, I think there is the thought that as writers, you have to have amazing ideas at all times and that’s simply not the case. We all can use a little inspiration at times, and that’s where writing exercises and prompts come in.

processAshley M. ColemanOctober 1, 2023writing advice, writing exercises, promptsComment