http://chyoa.com/story/the-toy-shop-2/cover I was writing a new story that popped into my head earlier tonight in the much neglected 'toys and masturbation' category, about a 'store' run by aliens who are trying to help humanity decouple it's aggressive and reproductive instincts, though we haven't even gotten close to that part of the story, and I realized I couldn't write for one of the characters because I lack the requisite background. You see I am a early 30's cracker and I am trying to write as a late 20's widowed black chick from the hood... Anyone who can help me with the inner monologue I would appreciate it greatly.
Well I'm sorry I can't help but surely you must write about other characters that you don't really know. Besides even 28 year old black women from the 'hood are not an homogeneous group so all I would advise to listen to dialogue created for such characters in works that you respect and just try to incorporate it into your story. Also her external dialogue and internal dialogue may not even follow the same pattern as there's a lot os show in what people say. I had to look up 'cracker' to see if meant what I thought it did, and it did. I have worked with people from Nigeria or asians from poor areas and there speech, in my experience, is not stereotypical. I suppose if they were not educated then i probably would not be working with them. I knew a sister a famous black sports star and had a tough time growing up in the same town as me and if I shut my eyes, I couldn't tell she was black. In conclusion my advice would be just throw in the odd indicative phrase now and again but really don't worry about it too much. I still don't the guy is going to test, but this all seems like it might end badly.
Thanks for your advice Beeble42, It totaly busted the block in my head and let me finish the page! Still haven't gotten inspired to really CONTINUE the story, but I have at least finished the hanging page, and that's something!
