Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Writing and Cultural Sensitivity

“This problem is often quiet but ever-present, and you can bet that studios are learning lessons from BLACK PANTHER and CRAZY RICH ASIANS but likely they’re the wrong lessons.”

Twitter can be a gold mine for writers. Case in point, when pro writers decide to go on a rant about the craft, such as Eric Heisserer, who occasionally will sidle up to Twitter with a libation at hand, and lay down some flat-out wisdom, 140 characters at a time.

Last week, Eric took on a challenging issue: Working as a writer in Hollywood amidst the current atmosphere relative to cultural bias and cultural sensitivity. The entire thread of tweets reprinted here with permission from Eric (@HIGHzurrer).

These are some great tips and I heartily endorse the book “Writing the Other.”

You may follow Eric on Twitter: @HIGHzurrer.

You may read my April 2013 interview with Eric here.

For dozens more screenwriting tweetstorms, go here.