Okay, well I've been debating between making a main character in a story of mine black. One of the reasons is because if I don't, she'll look like me when I draw her (no pictures of mine will be represented in the book, but still). I can also picture her that way, very easily. Like it seems natural to me.
Plus, she has a cousin who's black, and I don't want to make it seem so... random.
Like... "This white girl and her sister have a black cousin, and he's the only black character in the book."
It sounds lazy to me. Or even forceful.
The ONLY issue I see with changing her race from white to black is the story's concept. Most of the main characters are reincarnated from Greek gods, living in mortal bodies. They have similar traits and even physical characteristics of who they once were.
I had this idea for a scene where this MC's younger sister is supposed to be flipping through a book and sees a painting of one of the gods. She then notices a strange resemblance the goddess has to her older sister. I don't know if a black character and a white character can have any similar characteristics. I'm THAT ignorant. ;_;
IF it helps, the goddess I'm referring to is Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, and goddess of spring and flowers. Living in the Underworld would make her skin pale, or lighter, but being outside and tending to earth means she'd have some kind of tan.
Any suggestions or tips? Thanks. ^^
Plus, she has a cousin who's black, and I don't want to make it seem so... random.
Like... "This white girl and her sister have a black cousin, and he's the only black character in the book."
It sounds lazy to me. Or even forceful.
The ONLY issue I see with changing her race from white to black is the story's concept. Most of the main characters are reincarnated from Greek gods, living in mortal bodies. They have similar traits and even physical characteristics of who they once were.
I had this idea for a scene where this MC's younger sister is supposed to be flipping through a book and sees a painting of one of the gods. She then notices a strange resemblance the goddess has to her older sister. I don't know if a black character and a white character can have any similar characteristics. I'm THAT ignorant. ;_;
IF it helps, the goddess I'm referring to is Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, and goddess of spring and flowers. Living in the Underworld would make her skin pale, or lighter, but being outside and tending to earth means she'd have some kind of tan.
Any suggestions or tips? Thanks. ^^