Ryan, hello! One of the things I admire most about your work is your ability to respectfully and authentically writer characters whose life experiences are - I'm GUESSING - not 100% precisely what you've gone through yourself, as a living, alive person! As someone else who wants to Do That, can you describe how you approach writing characters of broader backgrounds and making them feel real and authentic? Thank you!

Hello, and thank you!  I think “write what you know” has gone from “weird misleading saying” to...
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