Anyone writing stories starring Hispanics or African Americans?

Leyelle 2023-12-29 20:35:52 UTC #1

The MCs of my novel "Damsel in the Red Dress" (and it's sequel "Sun with a Painted Crown") are both mixed-hispanics (which sounds redundant, i know, when we literally exist in a state of mixed.) Navajo and Mexican for Alicia, while Kattar is Mexican and Korean.

And the MC of "Lion Proof" is African American.

I'm really hoping to see more stories with positive representations of both of my cultures where we can have no shady hispanic men, and non-"spicy" hispanic women, and for heaven's sake, non-angry aggressive black women. I'm so tired of that being the only way we're depicted.

(Art by Mariel Leister)

Leyelle 2023-12-30 00:34:59 UTC #2

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Leyelle 2024-01-27 00:54:42 UTC #3

if anyone's curious

kyupol 2024-01-27 00:56:49 UTC #4

Even minor characters?

Leyelle 2024-01-27 00:58:42 UTC #5

well, a if it's a reoccuring character maybe

joannekwan 2024-01-27 01:10:52 UTC #6

The lead in my comic, Heavy Horns, Andreas is Hispanic. His family is from Mexico.

And Avery, a main character of my current on-going comic is half Nigerian half Vietnamese.

Leyelle 2024-01-27 01:20:41 UTC #7

is the one with the guy with horns the sentient monster?

joannekwan 2024-01-27 01:22:14 UTC #8

No, this is an old comic completed a few years ago.
The sentient monster story is my novel Secunda

Leyelle 2024-01-27 01:27:20 UTC #9

oh, i remember now, sorry you told me that

joannekwan 2024-01-27 01:28:13 UTC #10

No worries! I have a lot of series

Leyelle 2024-01-27 01:28:49 UTC #11

and more than one about fairy tales i would guess by the title of the second one you posted here

she says while having one fairy tale plot published herself and another on the way

SoftWonderBun 2024-01-27 02:17:41 UTC #12

Mad late and wrong with this but tada!

Leyelle 2024-01-27 02:41:55 UTC #13

late? not really. Does that woman have vitilgo? that's so cool

SoftWonderBun 2024-01-27 02:48:42 UTC #14

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SoftWonderBun 2024-01-27 02:49:15 UTC #15

He's a man, confusing title I know lol but yes he does!

Meant to direct reply my bad! lol

Leyelle 2024-01-27 02:51:25 UTC #16

oops, my bad, but the vitilgo design is very cool

SoftWonderBun 2024-01-27 02:56:28 UTC #17

Yeah, it drove me nuts drawing as far as a design goes to draw over and over again lol But I made it through, worth it in the end I think!

Zixixibi 2024-01-27 04:12:44 UTC #18

My series has a rainbow of different characters (sometimes literally because a lot of them are LGBTQ+, lol)! Chiv, who's Hispanic, is the main character. And pictured with her is one of her best friends, Eleanor.

Chiv has kinda himbro gym-bro energy and impulsive tendencies, but she's very kindhearted and likes to give people chances. Eleanor on the other hand is not a fan of risk and drama, and uses her intellect and reason to kindly...point out how wacky Chiv is. 🤣

Leyelle 2024-01-28 13:28:08 UTC #19

your art style looks sort of like it was painted, what medium did you use?

Zixixibi 2024-01-28 21:30:28 UTC #20

It's actually all digital! I use Clip Studio Paint, and they have some really cool options that make your brushes textured so that it looks a lot like traditional art. :^)