Episode 75: Building Real Relationships in Native Communities

You can read every book on the shelf about a tribe, study the history and the old photographs, and still write a character who doesn't ring true. Books give you the facts. People give you what those facts feel like.

This week on The Confident Fiction Author, I'm sharing Building Real Relationships in Native Communities.

In this episode, you'll discover:
•  What happened when I sat before the Omaha tribal council, and why none of my credentials mattered there
•  Stories from my new friend Timothy Hunts in Winter, including the relative who brought an elder a meal every week for a year
•  Six takeaways for building real relationships in the communities you write about

If you're writing about any culture outside your own, these stories are for you too.

Listen to the episode or read the blog-style version on my Substack here.