Will I Be a More Successful Writer if I Was White?

A question my inner critic asks

I have been writing a lot lately, for me it is therapy. I want to come out, that I also happen to be a non-white person living in the Philippines. I am a Filipino who happens to write, or should I say, a Filipino writer.

English isn’t my first language but having been born from a different generation, I grew up with it. I learned it in school and at home. English is my second language. I’ve always read American authors. I watched American movies and even as I write this today, I am listening to American music.

I have always written letters in English. English was not only taught in school, but it was spoken at home. It was second nature to know the language, as our education system is one of the things America left us with after WW2.

A lot of Americans don’t know that we were once an American colony for over100 years. After Spain left, it was America who served as our colonial master.

There is so much history between our countries and our peoples. This is why, I feel ok with writing about American culture, movies, and even politics.

In the US, you at least have seen one Filipino, and hopefully, you are at least friends with one. There are a few who you may even know like Bruno Mars, his mom is Filipino.

But today, I ask, should I be writing about anything American at all? Or would I have more readers if I happen to be a white writer living in America? Or would I be more successful if I am a white writer?

But 30% of that traffic comes from the USA, and I assume, the majority of its paying subscribers are from the USA. Whereas as writers we get a share if what we write resonates with a big chunk of those subscribers.

It wasn’t intentional for me to be writing about stuff that American readers would want to read. The…

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