I need help with writing

[Yunona Anthanasko]

So part of setting in my story, is in Welse, and I have some Welsh charachters. They are not purly Welsh, they are more like in sense like they have mix of Welsh and their society. So can someone who is perhaps familiar with culture help me? I dont want to make their personas stereotipical.

 

[Mad Swede]

Welsh people are just like most other people. So write the characters first, then worry about potential stereotyping. There is no single Welsh culture as such, you can very broadly distinguish between North and South Wales in terms of both culture and language dialect. You might also want to think about which period you are setting your story in, as this also makes a difference.

 

[pmmg]

If only Finch were still here, she was very Welsh culture oriented. Sadly, I dont know much about their culture than anyone else would.

This woman's books are very steeped in Welsh culture, maybe they can help, or maybe she'd talk to you.

Arianwen Nunn

I read one of these when getting points for my own book. Its not something I would have chosen on my own, but it was good enough.

What kind of name is Yunona Athansko? Is it Welsh?

 

[skip.knox]

The best help I can offer is to recommend you build yourself a bibliography. It needn't be too large, but should include a book on the geography, one on Welsh history (maybe two!), and another on language and culture in Wales. To put it another way, if you're going to write about something, the best starting point is to learn about it.

Yes, you can ask questions of people, but you can't really ask someone to give you a full course in geography, history, culture. That's what books are for. Once you've given yourself a grounding, then asking folks specific questions will waste neither their time nor yours.

 

[Karlin]

The best help I can offer is to recommend you build yourself a bibliography. It needn't be too large, but should include a book on the geography, one on Welsh history (maybe two!), and another on language and culture in Wales. To put it another way, if you're going to write about something, the best starting point is to learn about it.

Yes, you can ask questions of people, but you can't really ask someone to give you a full course in geography, history, culture. That's what books are for. Once you've given yourself a grounding, then asking folks specific questions will waste neither their time nor

yours.

Exactly. I would add podcasts as a learning source. I found thatbpodcasters are often happy to correspond with listeners too.