Writer's Workshop - The Anthropologist's Eye: Writing Culture as Structure

Come hang out with Brandon Cole for a lunchtime session on one of the trickiest parts of writing: how to make culture on the page feel real without turning it into a lecture or a costume. We'll dig into two sides of the same coin, writers pulling from traditions they actually grew up in and know in their bones, and writers building entirely invented cultures that still need to feel lived-in and specific. How much do you explain? When does texture become tokenizing? Where's the line between honoring a tradition and flattening it into aesthetic? Bring your questions, your half-finished manuscripts, your worries about getting it wrong, all of it. This is a working session, not a lecture, so expect real talk about craft choices, ethical tangles, and the small details that make invented or inherited worlds breathe. Grab a seat at NedSpace, bring your lunch if you've got one, and let's get into it together. ---- Photo Credit: @aaronburden on IG and Threads.