Mike Reeves-McMillan

I am, of course, particularly aware of this, as a non-US author.

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I am, of course, particularly aware of this, as a non-US author.

I have more than once given stories a US setting, although I’ve never lived there.

Originally shared by Darusha Wehm

The Diversity Problem in SFF We Don’t Talk About. (Spoilers: it’s geographical dominance). An analysis.

Spoilers: it’s US cultural dominance. We all know that there is a long history in literature in general, and speculative literature in particular, of amplifying dominant voices to the exclusion of other stories. But we are getting better. Campaigns like…

http://darusha.ca/blog/the-diversity-problem-in-sff-we-dont-talk-about/

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2 responses to “I am, of course, particularly aware of this, as a non-US author.”

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    Daniel Price

    As a Briton, the main reason non-Americans would set a story in the US is to incorporate firearms in a believable manner.

    I love the traditional Hollywood action film with lots of shooting and explosions, it’s just a shame that the US’s crazy law on guns has to come at the expense of real lives.

    Plus, America is a far more interesting setting that Britian, depending on the story.

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  2. Daniel Price Avatar
    Daniel Price

    As a Briton, the main reason non-Americans would set a story in the US is to incorporate firearms in a believable manner.

    I love the traditional Hollywood action film with lots of shooting and explosions, it’s just a shame that the US’s crazy law on guns has to come at the expense of real lives.

    Plus, America is a far more interesting setting that Britian, depending on the story.

    Reply

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