Writing 1969: Protest, Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll

Readers are invited to dialog with the author (and each other) about some of the challenges faced by authors writing fiction like 1969: Protest, Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll. Readers may submit their comments by using the Comments feature at the bottom of each of the entries below.

• Fiction vs. memoir and the role of the imagination

MORE TO COME

• Can a white author authentically portray a major black character?
• Can a straight male author authentically portray a major lesbian character?
• The challenges of writing about sex and sexuality in today's world
• The pros and cons of writing in dialect
  
• Breaking out of the page: a challenge for 21st century writers
• Other challenges contributed by readers