I have been working on a book (fiction) for several months. The book is set on an Indian reservation (fictional tribe), and several of the characters in the book are Native American. I decided to hire a 'developmental editor' to give me feedback on the book.
One of the key issues the editor raised was the question of whether a (in my case) White author can or should write about the experiences of minority groups. So I am looking at my work (have pretty much completed one book, have been working on parts of two other books that I had hoped to include in a series) and wondering if it is even worth my time to continue. I can do more research (although I am a little stumped as to how to research a tribe I made up), but maybe my work is just inherently flawed, since I will no doubt be bringing biases to the book, and may not be able to recognize those biases.
So I am looking for advice: should I give it up and walk away from it? I think it's a good story, but of course I am biased about that assessment, too. Or should I do my best to present an unbiased account, and then let the chips fall where they may? Both of these questions assume that the book(s) will get read, which may not ever happen.
Any advice/reactions would be welcomed.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Do you have a good Native friend who would be willing to look it over or you could ask?
Otherwise perhaps you could contact a relevant community group or similar and run it past them?
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